Meg started with the number 100. She increased this number by 20% and then increased the resulting number by 50%. Her final result was
, 2014
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Solution
20% of the number 100 is 20, so when 100 is increased by 20%, it becomes .
50% of a number is half of that number, so 50% of 120 is 60.
Thus, when 120 is increased by 50%, it becomes .
Therefore, Meg’s final result is 180.
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