Question

1,400 people traveled through a specific train station yesterday.Today, the number of people traveling through increased by 40%. how many peopled traveled through the train station today? please help

Answer 1

Answer: 1960

Explanation:

Simple percentage. We have 1,400 as a base. To increase by a fraction divide the fraction by 100, add 1 and then multiply by the base. We have 40, and 40/100 = 0.4. We add one to get 1.4 and multiply 1,400 by it to get 1960