Question

Milligrams (\text{mg})(mg)left parenthesis, start text, m, g, end text, right parenthesis of iron per serving. Then they changed their recipe so they had 1.8\,\text{mg}1.8mg1, point, 8, start text, m, g, end text of iron per serving. What was the percent increase in iron?

Answer 1

48.76%

Explanation:

Here is the complete question;

A brand of cereal had 1.21milligrams of iron per serving. Then they changed their recipe so they had 1.8mg of iron per serving. What was the percent increase in iron?

Given

Initial amount of iron in cereal per serving = 1.21mg

final amount of iron in cereal per serving =1.8mg

Required

Percentage increase in iron

Increment = 1.8mg - 1.21mg

Increment = 0.59mg

% increase in iron = increment/original amount * 100%

% increase in iron = 0.59/1.21 * 100

% increase in iron = 0.4876 * 100

% increase in iron = 48.76%

Hence the percent increase in iron is 48.76%