Question

The new number, 550, is 200 more than the original number. What is the approximate percent change?

Answer 1

It is given that:

The new number, 550, is 200 more than the original number-

Let the original number be:

That means-

550=200+x

x=550-200

x=350

Now, the percent change is calculated as:

[(New number-Original number)/original number]×100

= (550-350)/350 × 100

=200/350 × 100

=57.14%

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