Q. What is the result when the number 54 is increased by 50% ?Answer:
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to increase the number 54 by 50%. To do this, we calculate 50% of 54 and then add it to the original number 54.
Calculate 50% of 54: Calculate 50% of 54. 50% of a number is the same as multiplying the number by 0.5. So, we calculate 0.5×54. 0.5×54=27
Add to original number: Add the 50% (which is 27) to the original number (54).54+27=81
Verify the result: Verify the result.To check if we have increased 54 by 50%, we can reverse the calculation. If we take 81 and subtract 27, we should get the original number, 54.81−27=54This confirms that our calculation is correct.
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