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The median size of a new single family home grew from 1640 ft2 in 1996 to 2130 ft2 in 2008. What is the percent of​ increase?

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You can solve for it, i believe, using the following formula

[(new-old)/old]*100

OR

(AmtIncreased/OriginalAmt)*100
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