Question

Korra is carrying a bag of books that weighs 40 pounds. After picking up some books at school, the weight has increased by

Answer 1

Answer:

W' = 54.4  pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

The weight of a bag of books = 40 pounds

After picking up some books at school, the weight has increased by  36%.

We need to find the weight of the bag now. Let the new weight is W'.

So,

W' = 40 +36% of 40

i.e.

$W'=40+\dfrac{36}{100}\times 40\\W'=54.4\ pounds$

So, the new weight of the bag is equal to 54.4  pounds.