Question

Percy planted 4 tomatoes plants the first week of spring. He planted 11 tomato plants the second week of spring. What is the percent increase in the number of plants Percy planted?

Answer 1

`\%\ Increase = 175 \%`

Explanation:

Given

`Initial = 4`

`New = 11`

Required

Determine the percentage increase

This is calculated using the following formula:

`\%\ Increase = (|New - Initial|)/(Initial) * 100\%`

`\%\ Increase = (|11 - 4|)/(4) * 100\%`

`\%\ Increase = (|7|)/(4) * 100\%`

`\%\ Increase = (7)/(4) * 100\%`

`\%\ Increase = 1.75 * 100\%`

`\%\ Increase = 175 \%`