Explanation:
The formula for percent change is
change/original.
So let's subtract 17 from 55 to find the change. 55-17=38
This is the change. Now we divide it by the original, 17.
38/17=2.235294
We're not done yet! We have to move the decimal point over to the right 2 spaces to make it a percentage. So, the percentage increase is
about 223.53 percent