Question

The price of the concert tickets increased by 40% on the day of the concert. The tickets originally coat d dollars. The product of d and what number represents the new price of the tickets?

Answer 1

Given:

The price increased by 40%

Cost of original ticket = $d

The new price of the ticket will be:

$\begin{gathered} 0.4d\text{ + d} \\ =\text{ d(0.4 + 1)} \\ =\text{ d }\ast\text{ 1.4} \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the new price of tickets is the product of d and 1.4

ANSWER:

1.4