Question

Nathan usually drinks 32 ounces of water per day. He read that he should drink 58 ounces of water per day. If he starts drinking 58 ounces, what is the percent increase? Round to the nearest percent.

Answer 1

81%

Explanation:

The percent increase is = to the difference divided by the original value

58-32 = 26

26/32 =0.8125

So Nathan increased his water intake by 81.25%

round down to 81%

Answer 2

58 gets rounded to 60 percent, which is the nearest percentage.

Explanation: