Question

Which of the expressions below would help you to calculate the percent

increase from Value 1 to Value 2?

Answer 1

• D. (Value 2 - Value 1) ÷ Value 1

Explanation:

Percent increase is the percent of the increased value over the initial value.

In our case the increase is represented by the difference of values and the initial value is Value 1.

So the matching choice is D.

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Answer choices in the comment:

• A. Value 2 ÷ Value 1
• B. Value 1 ÷ Value 2
• C. (Value 2 - Value 1) ÷ Value 2
• D. (Value 2 - Value 1) ÷ Value 1