Question

A company offered 200 cameras at a 15% discount during a 5-day sale

The bar graph shows the number of cameras sold at the end of each day.

Day 1 - 30
Day 2 - 40
Day 3 - 50
Day 4 - 25
Day 5 - 40
(a) Find the percentage increase in the number of cameras sold on Day 5 as compared to Day 4.​

Answer 1

60%

Explanation:

Cameras sold on Day 4 = 25, on Day 5 = 40

The difference in numbers of sold cameras = 40 - 25 = 15

The increase is 15 cameras.

Percentage increase:

• 15/25*100% = 60%

Answer is 60% increase on Day 5 compared to Day 4