Question

motorcycle​ maker, says that it expects to build 312,000 motorcycles this​ year, up from 290,700 last year. Find the percent of increase in production.

Answer 1

Answer: Increase of 7.33% approximately

Step-by-step explanation:

A = last year's value = 290,700

B = this year's value = 312,000

C = change in values

C = B - A

C = 312,000 - 290,700 = 21,300

The positive result shows the increase of 21,300 more motorcycles made this year, compared to last year. A negative C value would represent a percent decrease.

Divide this change over the original.

C/A = (21,300)/(290,700) = 0.07327141382869

which is approximate. Let's say we rounded to four decimal places to get 0.0733 which then converts to the percentage 7.33%