1. 2x2 – x – 6
2. 12x2 – x –6
3. 4p2 – 18p + 8
If you want to increase something by 31% then...
100%+31%=131% or 1.31
you multiply it by 131% or 1.31. So for 429 grams...
429*1.31=561.99grams
If you increase 429 by 31%, you get 561.99 grams
Answer=561.99 grams
As an improper fraction, the simplified answer would be 9/7 after you divide both top and bottom by 10
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If you need a mixed number, then 9/7 converts to 1 & 2/7 because
9/7 = 1 remainder 2
If you had 9 cookies and 7 friends, then each friend gets 1 whole cookie, and there will be 2 left over.