Jane makes toy bears. When she works with an assistant, she makes 80 percent more bears per week ...

Jane makes toy bears. When she works with an assistant, she makes 80 percent more bears per week and works 20 percent fewer hours each week. Having an assistant increases Jane’s output of toy bears per hour by what percent?

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180%

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We can use fractional equivalents here to solve the problem
80% = 4/5; this means that in 1st case if she prepares 5 bears, in 2nd case she prepares 9 bears
10% = 1/10; this means that in 1st case if she needs 10 hours, in 2nd case she needs 9 hours
Now we come to productivity
Based on above fractional values the productivity in 1st case is 0.5 bears / hour and in the 2nd case it is 1 bear / hour
Hence the productivity is double with the assistant i.e. the increase in productivity is 180%
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Jane makes toy bears. When she works with an assistant, she makes percent more bears per week and works percent fewer hours each week. Having an assistant increases jane ’ s output of toy bears per hour by what percent?

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