## anonymous one year ago Steve set up a business making friendship bracelets. He earned $70 in January. He is projected to earn 120% more in February. How much is Steve projected to make in February?$84 $98$154 \$190

1. jim_thompson5910

$\Large {\color{red}{120}}\% \ \text{ of } \ 70 = \left( \frac{{\color{red}{120}}}{100} \right)*70 = ???$ take that result and add that to 70 to get your answer

2. anonymous

84?

3. jim_thompson5910

now add that to 70

4. jim_thompson5910

hmm I could be misinterpreting this. It might be simply 1.2*70 = 84 is your answer but I'm thinking that he made 84 more dollars on top of the 70

5. anonymous

84 + 70 is that what you mean?

6. jim_thompson5910

so I'm not sure now

7. anonymous

154!!

8. jim_thompson5910

yeah it might be 154

9. anonymous

ok is it okay if you help me with one more?

10. jim_thompson5910

sure

11. anonymous

At Priscilla's Purse Warehouse, it takes 2 over 3 of a day to complete 1 over 9 of an order of purses. At this rate, how long will it take to complete the entire order of purses? 3 and 2 over 3 days 5 days 6 days 13 and 1 over 2 days

12. jim_thompson5910

we basically have this ratio 2/3 days: 1/9 jobs multiply both sides by 9 to get 9*(2/3) days: 9*(1/9) jobs 18/3 days: 9/9 jobs 6 days: 1 job so it takes 6 days to do the job

13. anonymous

oh i thought it would be 5 days

14. anonymous

you saved me there thx :)

15. jim_thompson5910

can you show me how you got 5 days? I'm curious how you got that

16. anonymous

sure

17. anonymous

actually i did the same thing just in a different version

18. anonymous

i think i got 5 by mistake when multiplying

19. jim_thompson5910

ah I gotcha