Question

The FAA now figures the average checked bag to weigh 30 pounds. This is up from a previous figureof 23 pounds. Find the amount of increase and the percent of increase, to the nearest wholepercent.

Answer 1

As given by the question

There are given that the average checked bag to weighs 30 pounds.

Now,

From the question

The increasing amount is:

`30-23=7`

Then,

The percent of increasing is:

`\begin{gathered} (30-23)/(23)*100=(7)/(23)*100 \\ =30.43 \end{gathered}`

Hence, the increasing amount is 7 and the percent of the increasing amount is 30%.