Question

What is the percent of increase? Initial value:240 Final value:300

Answer 1

`25%`

Explanation:

`"to calculate "color(blue)"percent increase"`

`• "percent increase "=color(blue)"increase"/"original"xx100%`

`color(blue)"increase "=300-240=60`

`"percent increase"=cancel(60)^1/cancel(240)^4xx100%`

`color(white)("percent increase ") =1/cancel(4)^1xxcancel(100)^(25)=25%`