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The Lions won 16 games last year. This yearthe Lions won 20 games. What is thepercent increase in the number of games theLions won from last year to this year?A. 20%B. 25%C. 80%D. 125%How is the question broken down?

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The lions won 4 games more this year.

Let's use a rule of three to find the relative increase:

This way,


x=(4\cdot100)/(16)\rightarrow x=25

Thereby, the increment was 25%

Answer: B

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