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17 February, 21:36

A road crew is widening a street that is 24 m wide. Their scale drawing says the new street has to be 125% of the width of the old street. How wide should the new street be?

A. 19.2 m

B. 28 m

C. 30 m

D. 300 m

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  1. 17 February, 23:34
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    The Answer would be C

    Step-by-step explanation:

    If the street is already 24 m wide, and it is being expanded by 125%

    then the correct answer is C. 30 m!

    To put it simply 125% means 1 1/4.

    1/4 of 24 is 6.

    So, you have 24 + 6 = 30
  2. 18 February, 00:51
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    If the street is already 24 m wide, and it is being expanded by 125%, then the correct answer is C. 30 m!

    125% simply means 1 1/4. 1/4 of 24 is 6. So, you have 24 + 6 = 30!
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