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A student is raising money for a local food pantry. A local business agrees to donate an additional 20% of what the student raises, while the principal of the student's school also agrees to match 5% of what the student raises. If the student raises $240.00, how much money will the food pantry receive?

Respuesta :

It will receive the original $240.00 and then an addition 25% of that, so it gets

$240.00 + $60.00 = $300.00

Answer:

The total money received by the food pantry is [tex]300\\[/tex] $

Step-by-step explanation:

Donation by local business

[tex]\frac{20}{100} * 240\\= 48\\[/tex]

Donation by the principal of the student's school

[tex]\frac{5}{100} * 240\\= 12\\[/tex]

The total money received by the food pantry is

[tex]240 + 48 + 12\\= 300\\[/tex] $

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