Question

What is the percent increase if your salary went from $85 to $100 per week? Round your answer to the nearest percent, if necessary.

Answer 1

% increase = 100 - 85
--------- * 100
85

= 17.65
= 18 % to nearest per cent

Answer 2

Percent increase = 18%

Explanation:

To find increase in percentage we apply below formula

`Increase \ percentage = (new  \ value - initial \ value)/(initial \  value)`

Initial value = 85

new value = 100

`Increase \ percentage = (100 - 85)/(85)`

=
`(15)/(85)=0.176470588`

To get percentage we multiply by 100

0.176470588 * 100 = 17.6470588

So percent increase is approximately 18%