Question

Oliver read for 450 minutes this month. His goal is to read for 10%, percent more minutes next month. If Oliver meets his goal, how many minutes will he read in all during the two months? Please explain.

Answer 1

Oliver will read 945 minutes.
The explanation:
10% more of 450 is 45 minutes
(450)+(450+45)
450 + 495
450 for the first month plus 495 for the second month
Total is 945 minutes during the two months of reading for 10% more minutes in the second month than the previous month.

Answer 2

Hi! Since Oliver read 450 minutes during the first month, there'd be a 10% increase of minutes during the next month. To find the 10% increase, we need to divide 450 by ten, and add this quotient to 450.
$\frac{450}{10} = 45 \\ \\45 + 450 = 495$
Our result is 495. Oliver will read 495 minutes during the second month. Next we'll add 495 and 450 to get our final answer: 945 total minutes of reading during the two months.