Suppose Ellie starts making a lamb stew using a 6.5-quart pot. She decides to make a bigger stew. She pours everything into a po

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4 years ago

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t that is 40 percent bigger. How big is the bigger pot?

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allsm [11] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-11T00:06:52+03:00

allsm [11]4 years ago

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Answer:

The bigger pot is a 9.1-quart pot

Step-by-step explanation:

Initial pot size = 6.5-quart

New pot is 40% bigger than the initial pot size

Bigger pot size = 6.5-quart + (0.4 × 6.5-quart) = 6.5-quart + 2.6-quart = 9.1-quart