Kurt planted sunflowers in the community garden. During his last visit to the garden, the plants were 63 inches tall. Today, Kurt found them to be 10% taller. How tall are the sunflowers now?

Solution

Solution

Amount after addition : 69.3

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x = 63 + 0.1 \cdot 63

x = 63 + 0.1 \cdot 63 : x = 69.3

Amount after addition : 69.3

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