Question

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The price of gasoline increased 25% from July to August. If c = cost of gasoline in July, write two expressions that represent the price of gas in August.

If you know the cost of gas in July, which expression do you think would be easier to use to calculate the cost of gas in August and why?

Answer 1

1. august price = c + 0.25c

2. august price = 1.25c

Explanation:

The problem statement tells us that the price of gas in August is 25% more than in July. Thus, 25% of the July price (0.25c) is added to the July price (c) to get the August price.

c + 0.25c

The sum in the first part can be simplified by combining the coefficients of c.

1.25c