Question

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World production of motor vehicles increased from about 58 million in 1999 to 60 million in 2000. What was the percent increase to the nearest percent?

Answer 1

1.03 %

Explanation:

The whole numbers are in millions. We can adjust it when we are done.

58 * x/100 = 60 Multiply by 100

58*x = 60 * 100

58*x = 6000 Divide by 58

x = 6000/58

x = 103

Now what exactly do we have. Did it increase by 103 %? Surely it couldn't.

Remember in the equation The % is divided by 100

103/100 = 1.03% And that's the answer.