On average, employees at a particular company historically missed 2 days of work per year. Then there was a management change. Now the average is 50% more. Now what is the average number of missed days per year?

Solution

O n a v er a g e, e m pl oyees a t a p a r t i c u l a r co m p an y hi s t or i c a ll y mi sse d 2 d a ys o f w or k p er ye a r . T h e n t h ere w a s a mana g e m e n t c han g e . N o w t h e a v er a g e i s 50% m ore . N o w w ha t i s t h e a v er a g e n u mb er o f mi sse d d a ys p er ye a r ?

Amount after addition : 3

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x = 2 + 0.5 \cdot 2

x = 2 + 0.5 \cdot 2 : x = 3

Amount after addition : 3