Q. The number 35 is increased to 37 . What is the percentage by which the number was increased, to the nearest tenth of a percent?Answer:
Identify numbers: Identify the original number and the new number.Original number: 35New number: 37We need to calculate the increase from the original number to the new number.
Calculate increase: Calculate the amount of increase.Increase = New number - Original numberIncrease = 37−35Increase = 2
Perform division and multiplication: Perform the division and multiplication to find the percentage increase.Percentage increase = (2÷35)×100Percentage increase ≈0.057142857×100Percentage increase ≈5.7142857
Round percentage: Round the percentage increase to the nearest tenth of a percent.Rounded percentage increase ≈5.7%