Question

A store increases the price of a sweater from $20 to $22.

What is the percent of increase?

1. 0.1
2. 0.1
3. 2
4. 9
5. 10
6. 20

Answer 1

The percent of increase is 10% or 5. If you multiply 20 x 0.1, you get 2. Then, you add 20 and 2 together to result with $22. Therefore, the answer is 10% or a 10% increase.