Question

On average, employees at a particular company historically missed 4 days of work per year. Then there was a management change. Now the average is 7 days. What is the percent of increase in the average number of missed days?

Answer 1

75% increase

Explanation:

Given:

Number of missed days of work before the management change = 4

Number of missed days of work after the management change = 7

So, increase in the number of missed days of work is given by subtracting the old number from the new number and is equal to:

Increase in missed number of days = 7 - 4 = 3 days

Now, the percent of this increase is calculated by dividing the increase by the old number and then multiplying the result by 100.

Percent of increase is given as:

`Percent\ of\ increase=(Increased\ value)/(Old\ value)* 100\\\\Percent\ of\ increase=(3)/(4)* 100\\\\Percent\ of\ increase=0.75* 100\\\\Percent\ of\ increase=75\%`

So, there is a 75% increase in the number of missed days of work after the change in the management.