Question

Last year at a certain high school, there were 50 boys on the honor roll and 75 girls on the honor roll. This year, the number of boys on the honor roll increased by 8% and the number of girls on the honor roll increased by 24%. By what percentage did the total number of students on the honor roll increase?

Answer 1

14.4 percent increase

Explanation:

Answer 2

17.6%

Explanation:

50×8%=4

75×24%=18

4+18=22

50+75=125

22÷125=17.6%