First you have to find what 30% of ten is, and then add it to the 10. So how do you find 30 % of 10? In math...
"of" means ×
"is" means =
30% of 10 is
30 % × 10 =
change 30% to a decimal by dividing by 100 ( move the decimal to the left 2 places)
.30 × 10 = 3
So 30% of ten is 3. Now since we are increasing by 30%, we have to add it to the original value, 10.
3 + 10 = 13
So 10 millimeters increased by 30% is
13 millimeters
