Question

last year 950 people attended a town's annual parade. This year $1,520 people attended. What was the percent increasse in ttendancce from last year to this year

Answer 1

60%

Explanation:

The percent change can be found from ...

... ((new value)/(old value) -1) × 100%

... (1520/950 -1) × 100% . . . . . . filling in your numbers

... (1.6 - 1) × 100% = 60% . . . . . . simplify

Attendance this year was 60% higher than last year.