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Thabangs transport fee to school increased from 800 to 1150. Determine the percentage increase?​

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Answer:

percentage increase: 43,75%

Explanation:

If we want to solve thai as an equation, we can write:

800 + (x/100) * 800 = 1150

we multiply: 800 + 800x/100 = 1150

we simplify: 800+ 8x = 1150

we bring the unknown to the left, and numbers to the right:

8x = 1150 - 800

8x = 350

we find x by dividing each part by 8

x= 43,75

(note that the x/100 in the first equation is the same thing as writing x%, so 800 plus a percentage of 800 is equal to 1150)

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