Question

Mrs. Williamson had 18 students in her homeroom at the beginning of the school year and 24 students at the end of the year. What was the approximate percent increase in the number of students in Mrs. Williamson’s homeroom?

25%
33%
57%
75%

Answer 1

25%

Explanation:

An easy way to figure this out is just by dividing the initial amount of students (18) by the current amount of students (24), and then subtracting 1.

So, 18/24 = 0.75 (aka 75%), and 1 - 0.75 = 0.25 (aka 25%)