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The last time he checked, Brandon was 7070 inches tall. Brandon just measured himself again and found out that he is 20%20\% taller now. How tall is he now?\newline______\_\_\_\_\_\_ inches

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Q. The last time he checked, Brandon was 7070 inches tall. Brandon just measured himself again and found out that he is 20%20\% taller now. How tall is he now?\newline______\_\_\_\_\_\_ inches
  1. Calculate Increase in Height: Step 11: Calculate the increase in height based on the percentage increase.\newlineBrandon was originally 7070 inches tall and has grown 20%20\% taller.\newlineCalculation: Increase in height =Original height×Percentage increase= \text{Original height} \times \text{Percentage increase}\newlineIncrease in height =70= 70 inches ×20%\times 20\%\newlineIncrease in height =70×0.20= 70 \times 0.20\newlineIncrease in height =14= 14 inches
  2. Find New Height: Step 22: Find Brandon's new height by adding the increase to his original height.\newlineCalculation: New height = Original height + Increase in height\newlineNew height = 7070 inches + 1414 inches\newlineNew height = 8484 inches

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