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Last year, Cedric had $35$ plants in his garden. This year, the number of plants in Cedric’s garden is $60 percent sign$ greater than the number of plants in his garden last year. How many plants does Cedric have in his garden this year?

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Correct Answer: 56

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The correct answer is $56$ . It’s given that Cedric had $35$ plants in his garden last year and that the number of plants in Cedric's garden this year is $60 percent sign$ greater than the number of plants in his garden last year. It follows that the number of plants in Cedric’s garden this year is $35$ plus $60 percent sign$ of $35$ , which is equal to $35 + 35 (\frac{60}{100})$ , or $35 plus 35 left parenthesis 0.6 right parenthesis$ . This expression is equivalent to $35 plus 21$ , or $56$ . Therefore, Cedric has $56$ plants in his garden this year.

Question Difficulty: Medium