Mathematics
Grade6
Easy
Question
Wheat production increased by 50% to a value of 50 million tons. What is the present wheat production?
- 70 million tons
- 60 million tons
- 50 million tons
- 75 million tons
Hint:
For example Jack got 100 marks out of 100 in a subject, this means in that particular subject Jack got 100%.
Jill got 50 marks out of 100 in the same subject, this means she got 50% which is half of 100%.
Now here original wheat production is 50million tonnes, and is increased by 50% of original wheat production.
present wheat production = original wheat production + 50% of original wheat production.
The correct answer is: 75 million tons
Original wheat production = 50 million tonnes
Since the present wheat production is increased by 50%
This implies New wheat production = original wheat production + 50% of original wheat production.
New wheat production = 
= 
Thus New wheat production is 75 million tonnes.
Alternatively
50% increase implies 150 %
thus ,150% of 50 = 
