Question

Vijay’s wages were increased from £115 per week to £130 per week.

What was the percentage increase to one decimal place?

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Answer 1

13%

Explanation:

The percentage decrease is calculated by the formula below;

( new value - old value)old value * 100%

old value is 130

new value is 115

So the percentage increase will be;

(130-115)/115 * 100%

= 15/115 * 100% = 13.043%

To one decimal place, this is 13%