Question

On the first visit to the veterinarians office chorus kitten weighed 550 g on the second visit the kitten had ganged 350 g on the third visit the kitten had gained 300 g what is the percent increase since the first visit in the kittens wait rounded to the nearest percent

Answer 1

`\%Increase = 118\%`

Explanation:

Given

`Initial\ Weight = 550g`

`First\ Addition = 350g`

`Second\ Addition = 300g`

Required

Determine the percentage increment

First, we have to calculate the new weight

`New\ Weight = Initial\ Weight + First\ Addition + Second\ Addition`

`New\ Weight = 550g + 350g + 300g`

`New\ Weight = 1200`

The percentage increment is then calculated as:

`\%Increase = (New\ Weight - Initial\ Weight)/(Initial\ Weight) * 100\%`

`\%Increase = (1200g - 550g)/(550g) * 100\%`

`\%Increase = (650g)/(550g) * 100\%`

`\%Increase = (650)/(550) * 100\%`

`\%Increase = 1.182* 100\%`

`\%Increase = 118.2\%`

`\%Increase = 118\%` -- Approximated

Hence, the percentage increment is approximately 118%