📚 Percentage Increase
A percentage increase tells you how much a value has grown compared to its original amount.
% Increase = ((New - Original) ÷ Original) × 100
Example: Price increased from $50 to $65
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Find the difference: 65 - 50 = 15
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Divide by original: 15 ÷ 50 = 0.3
3
Multiply by 100: 0.3 × 100 = 30% increase
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Your salary increased from $40,000 to $46,000. What's the percentage increase?
Increase is $6,000. Divide by $40,000 and multiply by 100
📝 Final Quiz
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Test what you learned. Pick the correct answer for each question.
1. A $50 item is increased by 20%. New price?
Explanation:
$50 × (1 + 0.20) = $60.
2. Salary went from $40,000 to $44,000. Percentage increase?
Explanation:
($44k − $40k) ÷ $40k × 100 = 10%.
3. Population grows from 1,000 to 1,150. The growth rate is:
Explanation:
(1150 − 1000) ÷ 1000 × 100 = 15%.
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