Question

Sims waist is 30 inches. He wants to put on more weight and is hoping to gain enough weight to increase his waist size by 8%. How many inches does he want his waist to be?

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  1. Answer:
      32.4 inches
    Step-by-step explanation:
    Sam wants the increase to be 8% of 30 inches.

    Increase

    The amount of increase Sam wants in his waist size is …
      8% × 30 in = 0.08×30 in = 2.4 in

    Waist size

    Adding the wanted increase to his present size would make Sam’s waist size be …
      30 in + 2.4 in = 32.4 in
    Sam wants his waist size to be 32.4 inches.
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    Additional comment
    The larger size can also be computed from …
      30 +8%×30 = (1 +8%)×30 = 1.08×30 = 32.4 . . . inches

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