Maxine spent 15 hours doing her homework last week. This week she spent 18 hours doing homework. She says that she spent 120% more time doing homework this week. Is she correct? Show your work to justify your decision. (5 points)

Yes

Step-by-step explanation:

120

%

=

1.2

If Maxine is correct, then she spent

1.2

times the hours she did homework than last week.

15

⋅

1.2

=

18.0

=

18

15 hours

⋅

1.2

=

18.0 hours

=

18 hours

This means that Maxine is correct.

question: how many people can she serve?

answer: she can serve 16.66666667 people. so she can only give 16 people a complete serving.

question: does she have enough ice cream for her guests?

answer: no. explanation: she only has enough for 16 people to have a full serving. however, she can give a 17th person a partial serving.

24+x=y

step-by-step explanation: