Last year at a certain high school, there were 92 ninth graders on the honor roll and 110 tenth graders on the honor roll. This year, the number of ninth graders on the honor roll increased by 25% and the number of tenth graders on the honor roll increased by 20%. By what percentage did the total number of students on the honor roll increase? Round your answer to the nearest tenth (if necessary).Answer:
Q. Last year at a certain high school, there were 92 ninth graders on the honor roll and 110 tenth graders on the honor roll. This year, the number of ninth graders on the honor roll increased by 25% and the number of tenth graders on the honor roll increased by 20%. By what percentage did the total number of students on the honor roll increase? Round your answer to the nearest tenth (if necessary).Answer:
Calculate Ninth Graders Increase: Calculate the new number of ninth graders on the honor roll after a 25% increase.Original number of ninth graders on the honor roll: 92Percentage increase: 25%To find the new number, we multiply the original number by 1 plus the percentage increase (expressed as a decimal).New number of ninth graders =92×(1+0.25)
Calculate New Ninth Graders: Perform the calculation for the new number of ninth graders.New number of ninth graders = 92×1.25New number of ninth graders = 115
Calculate Tenth Graders Increase: Calculate the new number of tenth graders on the honor roll after a 20% increase.Original number of tenth graders on the honor roll: 110Percentage increase: 20%To find the new number, we multiply the original number by 1 plus the percentage increase (expressed as a decimal).New number of tenth graders = 110×(1+0.20)
Calculate New Tenth Graders: Perform the calculation for the new number of tenth graders.New number of tenth graders = 110×1.20New number of tenth graders = 132
Calculate Total Last Year: Calculate the total number of students on the honor roll last year.Total last year = Number of ninth graders + Number of tenth gradersTotal last year =92+110
Calculate Total Last Year: Perform the calculation for the total number of students on the honor roll last year.Total last year = 202
Calculate Total This Year: Calculate the total number of students on the honor roll this year.Total this year = New number of ninth graders + New number of tenth gradersTotal this year =115+132
Calculate Total This Year: Perform the calculation for the total number of students on the honor roll this year.Total this year = 247
Calculate Percentage Increase: Calculate the percentage increase in the total number of students on the honor roll.Percentage increase = [Total last year(Total this year−Total last year)]×100
Calculate Percentage Increase: Perform the calculation for the percentage increase.Percentage increase = [(247−202)/202]×100Percentage increase = [45/202]×100
Final Percentage Increase: Perform the final calculation to find the percentage increase.Percentage increase = 0.22277×100Percentage increase = 22.277Round to the nearest tenth: 22.3%
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