Question

A certain brand of shampoo contains 12 ounces in a bottle. The company decides to redesign the shape of the shampoo bottle. The new type of bottle contains 15 ounces of shampoo. What is the percent of increase in the amount of shampoo the new bottle contains?

a) 20%
b) 25%
c) 30%
d) 40%

Answer 1

The percent of increase in the amount of shampoo the new bottle contains is 25%.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the percent of increase in the amount of shampoo the new bottle contains, we need to calculate the difference between the old and new amounts and then express that difference as a percentage of the old amount.

The old bottle contained 12 ounces of shampoo and the new bottle contains 15 ounces. The difference is 15 - 12 = 3 ounces.

To find the percent increase, we divide the difference by the old amount and multiply by 100: (3 / 12) * 100 = 25%.

Therefore, the percent of increase in the amount of shampoo the new bottle contains is 25%.