Question

Last year a ticket to a movie cost $10 this year the price increased by $12 what percent did the price increase?

Answer 1

1.2%

Explanation:

All you have to do is divide 12 by 10 and you get the answer 1.2.

Answer 2

120%

Explanation:

We are given that last year a ticket of a movie costed $10 and this year its price increased by $12.

We are to find the percentage increase in the price of the ticket.

Price of ticket last year = $10

Price of ticket this year = $10 + $12 = $22

Percentage increase in price of ticket =
`\frac { 1 2 } { 1 0 } * 100` = $120%