Answer:
Charlotte spent [tex]x + 0.25x[/tex] on furniture
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Charlotte spent 25% more on furniture than she will on flooring
To Find:
Amount spent on furniture = ?
Solution:
Let the amount spent on flooring be x
and the amount spent on furniture be y
25% more on furniture than she spent on flooring can be written as
=>25% of x
So the cost spent on furniture will be
=>y= cost spent on flooring + 25% of cost spent on flooring
=>y= x + 25% of x
=>y=[tex]x + \frac{25}{100} \times x[/tex]
=> y=[tex]x + 0.25x[/tex]
