Question

Louise is preparing a raised bed vegetable garden for spring . She uses 400 pounds of top soil initially . She uses an aditional 580 pounds of soil to raise the height of the bed. Find the increase in percentage of the quanity of soil used to make vegetable garden

Answer 1

45%

Explanation:

So to find the increase in percentage we would need to find out how much 580 is compared to 400.

580 ÷ 400 = 1.45

Then we just change 1.45 to a percentage which would be 145%.

Then you subtract 100% to get the increase.

Answer 2

Answer: 16%

Step-by-step explanation: 80 is 16% of 500 80 divided by 500x100%= 16%