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If the orginal quantity is 12 and the new qyantity is 15 what is the percent increase

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Answer:

25% increase

Explanation:

So I would set this up as a proportion

15 x

12 100

So begin by cross multiplying-

15 x 100 = 1500

And then divide

1500/12 = 125

Because 100% is the original, subtract that

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