Question

What percentage increase is this?
225 to 255

Answer 1

13 .3333... = 13
`(1)/(3)` %

percentage increase is calculated as
`(increase)/(original)` × 100%

increase = 255 - 225 = 30 and original = 225

`(30)/(225)` × 100% = 13.33.... % = 13
`(1)/(3)` %