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A man has to drive 40 more miles to a meeting in Indianapolis compared to Chicago, which is 160 miles away. What is the percent increase in the number of miles to Indianapolis?
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A man has to drive 40 more miles to a meeting in Indianapolis compared to Chicago,

which is 160 miles away. What is the percent increase in the number of miles to
Indianapolis?

User Paul Whelan
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Divide the increase by the original distance to arrive at the answer. 40/160=25% more.
User Ravisuhag
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Answer:

25% i believe

Explanation:

40 is 1/4 (or 25%) of 160

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