Question

A count went up from 450 to 600. What was the approximate percent increase?

Answer 1

The answer is A. The percent increase was approximately 33%.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

find increase
600-450=150

find percent of original
150/450=x%
percent means parts out of 100
x%=x/100
150/450=x/100
15/45=x/100
1/3=x/100
multiply both sides by 100
100/3=x
aprox 33.33333333333=x


answer is 33.3333% increase