At a post office, the weight of the mail at 10.00 a. M was 80 pounds. Two hours later, the weight of the mail had increased by 30%. Find the weight of the mail at noon.

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Patricia Reynolds

28 July, 07:04

At a post office, the weight of the mail at 10.00 a. M was 80 pounds. Two hours later, the weight of the mail had increased by 30%. Find the weight of the mail at noon.

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Winston Koch · Answer 1

Answer: The weight of mail at noon is 104 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that, At a post office, the weight of the mail at 10.00 A. M was 80 pounds.

Two hours later, the weight of the mail had increased by 30%.

Since, time after 2 hours of 10 A. M would be 12 P. M which is known as noon.

Mathematically, the weight of the mail at noon = (Weight at 10 AM) + 30% of (Weight at 10 AM)

= 80 + 0.30 (80) pounds

= 80 (1+0.30) pounds

= 80 (1.30) pounds

= 104 pounds

Hence, the weight of mail at noon is 104 pounds.