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During summer vacation, Maria read, on average, 10 pages per night. Now that she has returned to school, she is averaging 10% more. How many pages per night is Maria averaging now?

Solution

D u r in g s u mm er v a c a t i o n, M a r ia re a d, o n a v er a g e, 10 p a g es p er ni g h t . N o w t ha t s h e ha s re t u r n e d t o sc h oo l, s h e i s a v er a g in g 10% m ore . Ho w man y p a g es p er ni g h t i s M a r ia a v er a g in g n o w ?

Solution

Amount after addition : 11

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x = 10 + 0.1 \cdot 10

x = 10 + 0.1 \cdot 10 : x = 11

Amount after addition : 11

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