Question

As part of an ongoing service project, the students at Allenville High School recently spent an afternoon planting trees. They planted an average of 8 trees per participant. Soon they plan to do some more planting, averaging 12 trees per participant. If everything goes as planned, what will be the percent of increase in the average number of trees planted?

Answer 1

50% increase

Explanation:

If we call the number of people x;

On the first afternoon, everyone plants 8x (Average 8 per person)

In the future, the plan to plant 12x trees (Average 12 per person)

From 12x to 8x is a 50% increase, (12/8 = 1.5)

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