Q. What is the result when the number 25 is increased by 20% ?Answer:
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to calculate the result of increasing the number 25 by 20%. This means we need to find 20% of 25 and then add it to 25.
Calculate 20% of 25: Calculate 20% of 25.To find 20% of a number, we can multiply the number by 0.20 (since 20% is the same as 10020 or 0.20).So, 20% of 25 is 25×0.20.
Perform the calculation: Perform the calculation from Step 2.25×0.20=5So, 20% of 25 is 5.
Add to original number: Add the 20% to the original number.Now we add the 5 (which is 20% of 25) to the original number 25 to find the increased amount.25+5=30
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