if a can of trail mix has 5% m&ms. if they advertise that their new can has 40% more m&ms. are there 45% m&ms then? or 7%
2006-10-06 03:38:21 · 8 answers · asked by jisdfkj 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
7% is right they added 40% of the exsitting 5% so if there 100 pieces of trail mix 5 of them will be M&Ms + 40% of that 5 = 7 total
2006-10-06 03:39:34 · answer #1 · answered by serenity_may 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
40% of 5% is 2%
5+2 = 7%
2006-10-06 10:40:01 · answer #2 · answered by Annette J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No worries. It's an ad trick. They only have 7% M&Ms. But instead of saying, "now with 7% M&Ms!" they say, "now with 40% more M&Ms!". It makes it sound like there's a lot more.
2006-10-06 10:40:44 · answer #3 · answered by trigam41 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely 7%. 40% more does not mean "40% more than nothing," but rather "40% more than before." 40% of 5 is 2, 5% plus 2% is 7%.
2006-10-06 10:41:22 · answer #4 · answered by Gary P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would be 7%...because they advertise as to having 40% more...and 40% of the original 5% is 2%...so an increase of 2% leads to the new total of 7%.
2006-10-06 10:41:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
40% of 5%=40/100(5/100)=200/10000=2% more
so the answer is 7%
2006-10-06 10:41:30 · answer #6 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is 7%
hope u can also solve it right too
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2006-10-06 11:10:37 · answer #7 · answered by razan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.................... 7%.............and that's a fact jack....
2006-10-06 10:40:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋