Question

The area covered by a topic lie plant triples every year. By what factors does the are covered by the plant increase every month?

Answer 1

16.67%

Explanation:

If area triples every year :

This means that :

With an initial area of 10;

Area at the end of the year = 3 * 10 = 30

Percentage increase per year :

(30 - 10) / 10 * 100%

(20 / 10) * 100%

2 * 100%

= 200% per year

Therefore, monthly increase %

Yearly % increase ÷ number of months in a year

200% ÷ 12

= 16.666666%

= 16.67%