Question

A library normally collected $42 in fees a month but in March they collected $60.48 what is the percent increase in the number of these collected in March?

Answer 1

27.57\%

Explanation:

we know that

In this problem

$42 represent the 100%

so

using proportion

Find out the percent increase of the difference ($60.$48-42)=$11.58

`(\$42)/(100\%)=(\$11.58)/(x)\\\\x=100(11.58)/42\\\\x=27.57\%`