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A person’s weight increases by 5% . [#permalink]

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A person’s weight increases by 5% every year. If he is 60kg now, after 3 years what will be his weight be?
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C 69.45
D 68.55
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Re: A person’s weight increases by 5% . [#permalink]

25 Jan 2022, 12:48

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This question asks for the calculation of cumulative percentage.
Since the current weight is 60, after 3 years the weight will be
(5/100)*(5/100)*(5/100)*60= 69.45

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