Question

A music video website received 5,000 comments on a new song they released. The next day, the artist performed the song on television and an additional 1,500 comments were made on the website. What was the percent of increase? Round the percent to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Answer 1

30%

Explanation:

Answer 2

30%

Explanation:

To be able to calculate the percent of increase between two numbers, you have to divide the increase by the initial number and multiply by 100:

Increase= 1,500

Initial number=5,000

Percent of increase=(1,500/5,000)*100

Percent of increase=0.3*100

Percent of increase=30%

According to this, the answer is that the percent of increase was 30%.