How do you find the percent of increase from 45 m to 54 m?

1 Answer
May 15, 2018

Just divide to find that the percent increase is 20%.

Explanation:

To find the percent increase, take the value you end with, and divide it by the number you started with.

In this example:

(54"m")/(45"m")

You can cancel the units:

(54color(red)(cancel("m")))/(45color(red)(cancel("m")))

54/45=6/5=1.2

Finally, convert 1.2 into a percent:

1.2=120%

As you started with 100%, subtract that to find your percent increase.

120%-100%=color(red)(20%