Question

the last time it placed an order for ingredients, sweet treats bakery ordered 8,790 kilograms of sugar. this time, the bakery is ordering 73.9% more sugar. how much sugar is that? round your answer to the nearest tenth. blank kilograms submit

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

$73.9\% = 0.739$

Step2: Calculate increased amount

$8790 \times 0.739 = 6505.81$

Step3: Find total sugar ordered

$8790 + 6505.81 = 15295.81$

Step4: Round to nearest tenth

$15295.81 \approx 15295.8$

Answer:

15295.8 kilograms