Question

A farmer recently purchased his ​neighbor's farm. Before the​ purchase, the farmer owned a total of 346 acres of land. After the​ purchase, he owned a total of 497 acres of land. Determine the percent increase in the number of acres of land owned by the farmer.

Answer 1

43.64%

Explanation:

The percent increase in the number of acres owned by the farmer is given by the difference between the final acreage and initial acreage divided by the initial acreage and multiplied by 100.

Initial acreage = 346

Final acreage = 497

`\%= ((497-346))/(346)*100\\\%= 43.64`

The farmer increased his number of acres of land owned by 43.64%