Question

Eating together, Gertrude and Heathcliff spend 40 minutes each day at a local sunflower bird feeder. They have increased their time at the local feeder by 5%. How long are they now spending each day, in minutes, at the feeder?

Answer 1

`42` minutes..

Explanation:

They spend `40` minutes in each day..

That means in a day `40` minutes is spent..

`1day -> 40mins`

They increase there time in minutes by `5%`

Which means they are now spending `5%` more of `40mins`

Hence;

`5%` of `40mins`

`5/100 xx 40mins`

`0.05 xx 40mins`

`2mins`

Therefore the minutes they are now spending in the feeder is;

`(40 + 2)mins`

`42mins`