Question

The population of a city is expected to increase by 7.5% next year. If p represents the current population, which expression represents the expected population next year? *


1.75p
1.075p
p + 0.075
option 4

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

This can be represented by

p+ 7.5%of p

= p+ 7.5/100 ×p

= p+ 0.075p

=1.075p