Question

At a gardening store, the small bag of fertilizer holds 15 pounds of fertilizer. The large bag holds 20% more than that. How much fertilizer does the large bag hold?

Answer 1

La bolsa grande contiene 15 libras + 20% de 15 libras (que es 0.20 * 15 libras) de fertilizante adicional.

Para calcularlo:

0.20 * 15 libras = 3 libras

Entonces, la bolsa grande contiene 15 libras (de la bolsa pequeña) + 3 libras de fertilizante adicional.

15 libras + 3 libras = 18 libras

La bolsa grande contiene 18 libras de fertilizante.

Answer 2

18 pounds

Explanation:

20% of 15 is 3, so 3 more than 15 is 18