Question

Find the percent increase or decrease: 43 to 78

Answer 1

Answer:

81.39% increase.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: There is change in number from 43 to 78.

First lets find the amount of change or difference in number.

Difference in number= $78-43= 35$

∴ Difference in number show that there is an increase of 35 number.

Now, finding the percent change in the number.

Percent= $\frac{Difference\ in\ number}{base\ number} \times 100$

⇒ Percent change in number= $\frac{35}{43} \times 100= 81.39\%$

∴ 81.39% increase in the number.