Question

An uncooked gingerbread cookie is y centimeters long. After it is baked, the length of the cookie increases by 25%. Which expression best represents the new length of the cookie?

Answer 1

1.25 y

The full length is 1 y, so to increase it by 25% (0.25), then it would be 1.25 y.

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