A road crew is widening a street that is 24 m wide. Their scale drawing says the new street has to be 125% of the width of the old street. How wide should the new street be?

A. 19.2 m

B. 28 m

C. 30 m

D. 300 m

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Lilian Sparks

2 October, 23:07

A road crew is widening a street that is 24 m wide. Their scale drawing says the new street has to be 125% of the width of the old street. How wide should the new street be?

A. 19.2 m

B. 28 m

C. 30 m

D. 300 m

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Gael Cruz · Answer 1

If the street is already 24 m wide, and it is being expanded by 125%, then the correct answer is C. 30 m!

125% simply means 1 1/4. 1/4 of 24 is 6. So, you have 24 + 6 = 30!

Francesca Hampton · Answer 2

The Answer would be C

Step-by-step explanation:

If the street is already 24 m wide, and it is being expanded by 125%

then the correct answer is C. 30 m!

To put it simply 125% means 1 1/4.

1/4 of 24 is 6.

So, you have 24 + 6 = 30

A road crew is widening a street that is 24 m wide. Their scale drawing says the new street has to be 125% of the width of the old street. How wide should the new street be?A. 19.2 mB. 28 mC. 30 mD. 300 m

A road crew is widening a street that is 24 m wide. Their scale drawing says the new street has to be 125% of the width of the old street. How wide should the new street be?

A. 19.2 m

B. 28 m

C. 30 m

D. 300 m