Question

Before noon on Tuesday, there was a certain number of hex nuts in a bin. After a delivery at noon that day, the number of hex nuts in the bin increased by 30%. What could be the number of hex nuts in the bin after that delivery?

Answer 1

Answer: The number of hex nuts in the bin after that delivery is 1.3x.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of hex nuts in a bin before noon on Tuesday be 'x'.

After a delivery at noon,

the number of hex nuts in the bin increased by 30%.

So, According to question, we get that

$\dfrac{100+30}{100}\times x\\\\=\dfrac{130}{100}\times x\\\\=1.3x$

Hence, the number of hex nuts in the bin after that delivery is 1.3x.