Question

The manager of an amusement park recorded the number of visitors to the park. There were 800 visitors on Saturday, and 1,100 visitors on Sunday. What is the percent change from the number of park visitors on Saturday to the number of park visitors on Sunday?

Answer 1

37.5 percent

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:
`Percent\ change=37.5\%` (It is an increase)

Explanation:

You need to use the following formula to find the Percent change:

`Percent\ change=(V_2-V_1)/(|V_1|)*100`

Where
`V_1` is the Initial value and
`V_2` is the Final value.

According to the information given in the exercise, there were 800 visitors on Saturday and 1,100 visitors on Sunday. Then, you can identify that:

`V_1=800\\\\V_2=1,100`

Then, knowing these values, you must substitute them into the formula:

`Percent\ change=(1,100-800)/(|800|)*100`

Finally, you must evaluate in order to find the Percent change from the number of park visitors on Saturday to the number of park visitors on Sunday.

You get that this is:

`Percent\ change=(300)/(|800|)*100\\\\Percent\ change=37.5\%`

Since it is positive, it is an increase.