Question

A college has a 30% completion rate, meaning that 30% of all students who start at the college complete their studies. The president of the college sets a goal of increas ing this number by 50%. What will the completion rate goal be as a percent?

Answer 1

80 %

Explanation:

A college has a 30% completion rate, meaning that 30% of all students who start at the college complete their studies.

If the president of the college sets a goal of increasing this number by 50%.

Therefore, the new completion rate goal will be (30 + 50) = 80%. (Answer)

There may arise a confusion between the words "increasing by 50%" and "increasing to 50%".

If it was said to set a goal of increasing this number to 50%, then the new completion rate goal would have been exactly 50%.