If 200 is increased by 130 percent, what is the resulting number

Question

What is 200 increased by 130 percent ?

Answer 1

Hi Aleajah,

If we have 200 of something and we're going to "increase" it -->

We need to ADD.

And remember, we still have our original 200 -->

So we need to add 200 (PLUS) 130-percent of 200 -->

And remember, "percent" means "per 100" so --->

Since we started with 200, we want to ADD 130 "per 100" of 200 -->

So we multiply 200 times 130/100 (130 per 100) -->

(200)(130/100) ---> we get 26,000/100 = 260

SO 130 percent of 200 = 260

(REMEMBER THOUGH: we still need to add that 260 to our original 200) --->

200 + 260 = 460

So "200 increased by 130 percent" will always be 460.

I hope this helps,

Sincere;y,

Dallas