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Question: A city plans to increase its public transportation budget by 20% next year. If the current budget is $150 million, what will be the new budget?

Options:

  1. $160 million
  2. $170 million
  3. $180 million
  4. $190 million

Correct Answer: $180 million

Solution:

New budget = $150 million + (20% of $150 million) = $150 million + $30 million = $180 million.

A city plans to increase its public transportation budget by 20% next year. If t

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Q1
A city plans to increase its public transportation budget by 20% next year. If the current budget is $150 million, what will be the new budget?
  1. $160 million
  2. $170 million
  3. $180 million
  4. $190 million

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

A city plans to increase its public transportation budget by 20% next year. If the current budget is $150 million, what will be the new budget?
  • Step 1: Identify the current budget, which is $150 million.
  • Step 2: Calculate 20% of the current budget. To do this, multiply $150 million by 0.20.
  • Step 3: Perform the multiplication: $150 million * 0.20 = $30 million.
  • Step 4: Add the result from Step 3 to the current budget. So, $150 million + $30 million.
  • Step 5: Perform the addition: $150 million + $30 million = $180 million.
  • Step 6: The new budget will be $180 million.
  • Percentage Increase – Understanding how to calculate a percentage increase on a given amount.
  • Basic Arithmetic – Performing addition and multiplication to find the new budget.
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