A farmer is trying to grow the largest pumpkin for the county fair. He estimates that in one month he will grow his current largest pumpkin by 35 percent. A traveling salesman offers him a plant fertilizer that is guaranteed to help grow the pumpkin an additional 5 percent. If the salesman's product works, what is the total percentage increases the farmer will achieve with his pumpkin in one month.
Correct answer: A
Explanation
(100%+35%)*(100%+5%) = 1.35*1.05 = 1.4175 which constitutes a growth of 41.75% in the farmers pumpkin
The Answer is A
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