Q. What is the result when the number 70 is increased by 10% ?Answer:
Understand Problem: Understand the problem and determine what is being asked.We need to calculate a 10% increase on the number 70. To do this, we will calculate 10% of 70 and then add this value to the original number 70.
Calculate 10%: Calculate 10% of 70.To find 10% of a number, you can multiply the number by 0.10 (which is the decimal equivalent of 10%).10% of 70=70×0.10
Perform Calculation: Perform the calculation from Step 2.70×0.10=7So, 10% of 70 is 7.
Add 10% to Original: Add the 10% value to the original number.Now we add the 10% value (which is 7) to the original number (which is 70) to find the increased amount.70+7=77
Verify Calculations: Verify the calculations.To ensure there are no math errors, we can quickly verify the calculations. 10% of 70 is indeed 7, and adding 7 to 70 gives us 77. This confirms our result is correct.
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