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QuestionProblem their of designer sneakers was purchased for $120\$ 120. Since they were purchased, heir price has increased by 15%15 \%. What is the new price?
2. Elena's aunt bought her a $150\$ 150 savings bond when she was born. When Elena is 20 years old, the bond will have earned 105%105 \% in interest. How much will the bond be worth when Elena is 20 years old?
3. In a video game, Clare scored 50%50 \% more points than Tyler. If cc is the number of points that Clare scored and tt is the number of points that Tyler scored, which equations are correct? Select all that apply. A. c=1.5t\quad c=1.5 t B. c=t+0.5c=t+0.5 C. c=t+0.5tc=t+0.5 t D. c=t+50c=t+50 E. c=(1+0.5)t\quad c=(1+0.5) t
4. from Unit 4, Lesson 6

Draw a diagram to represent each situation: a. The number of miles driven this month was a 30%30 \% decrease of the number of miles driven last month.

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? We've got a bunch of percentage problems here, dealing with increases, decreases, and even writing equations about them! Watch out! Don't mix up percentages with actual amounts.
A 15% increase isn't the same as adding $15\$15!
Also, be careful when translating percentage word problems into equations.

STEP 2

1. Sneaker Price Increase
2. Savings Bond Value
3. Video Game Points Equation
4. Miles Driven Diagram

STEP 3

Alright, so the **original price** of the sneakers is $120\$120.
They increased in price by **15%**.

STEP 4

To find the **increase amount**, we multiply the original price by the percentage increase (remember to write the percentage as a decimal!): $1200.15=$18\$120 \cdot 0.15 = \$18.
This means the price went up by $18\$18!

STEP 5

Now, to find the **new price**, we add the increase to the original price: $120+$18=$138\$120 + \$18 = \$138.
So, the new price of the sneakers is $138\$138!

STEP 6

Elena's savings bond started at $150\$150.
It earned **105%** interest.

STEP 7

Let's calculate the **interest earned**: $1501.05=$157.50\$150 \cdot 1.05 = \$157.50.
That's how much the bond earned in interest over the years.

STEP 8

The **final value** of the bond is the original amount plus the interest: $150+$157.50=$307.50\$150 + \$157.50 = \$307.50.
So, when Elena turns 20, the bond will be worth $307.50\$307.50!

STEP 9

Clare scored 50% more points than Tyler.
Let's represent Clare's score with cc and Tyler's score with tt.

STEP 10

"50% more than Tyler" means Tyler's score (tt) plus 50% of Tyler's score (0.5t0.5t).
So, c=t+0.5tc = t + 0.5t.
This matches option C!

STEP 11

We can simplify t+0.5tt + 0.5t to 1.5t1.5t, so c=1.5tc = 1.5t.
This matches option A!

STEP 12

Also, we can rewrite 1.5t1.5t as (1+0.5)t(1 + 0.5)t, which matches option E!
Options B and D are incorrect because adding 0.5 or 50 doesn't represent a 50% increase.

STEP 13

This month's miles are a 30% decrease from last month's miles.

STEP 14

Let's draw a bar.
The full bar represents last month's miles.

STEP 15

Now, let's divide the bar into 10 equal sections.
Each section represents 10%.

STEP 16

A 30% decrease means we shade 3 of those sections.
The remaining unshaded 7 sections (70%) represent this month's miles.

STEP 17

1. The new price of the sneakers is $138\$138.
2. The bond will be worth $307.50\$307.50 when Elena is 20.
3. The correct equations are A (c=1.5tc = 1.5t), C (c=t+0.5tc = t + 0.5t), and E (c=(1+0.5)tc = (1 + 0.5)t).
4. The diagram shows a bar divided into 10 sections, with 3 sections shaded to represent the 30% decrease, leaving 7 sections for this month's miles.

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