Question

A spider ate 25% more bugs this month than last month. The spider ate 88 bugs last month.
How many bugs did the spider eat this month?

Answer 1

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Let the number of bugs the spider ate this month be equal to x

Number of bugs eaten last month = 88

Given that:

x = 25% of 88 + 88

Thus, solving the equation formed;

=》 x = $\frac{25}{100}\times 88 + 88$

=》 x = $\frac{1}{4}\times 88 + 88$

=》 x = 22 + 88

=》 $\huge{\tt{x = 110}}$

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Answer 2

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QUESTION :)

✔✔✔✔A spider ate 25% more bugs this month than last month. The spider ate 88 bugs last month.
How many bugs did the spider eat this month?

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ANSWERS :)

To increase by a percentage, multiply by the 1+(the percentage/100). i.e. in this case to find 25% we'd multiply by 0.25, so to increase by 25% we basically find 125% of it, which involves multiplying by 1.25.

8*1.25 is 110, so the spider ate 10 bugs this month.

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