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Last season, when a football team was doing poorly, weekly attendance averaged 42,000. This season

weekly attendance averages 56,700. What is the percent increase?

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My teacher always told me: use the percent change formula!!!

Here it is: new value-old value/ old value * 100%

This strategy will ALWAYS work for percent increase AND decrease: let's try it on this problem!

56700-42000/42000 * 100%

14,700/42000 = 100(x)

100* 14700 = 1470000

1470000/42000= 35

35/100 = 35%

Therfore, our percent increase is 35%!

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