Question

Last month, 17 people showed up to help a local charity. This month, 55 people volunteered. What is the percentage increase?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for percent change is

change/original.

So let's subtract 17 from 55 to find the change. 55-17=38

This is the change. Now we divide it by the original, 17.

38/17=2.235294

We're not done yet! We have to move the decimal point over to the right 2 spaces to make it a percentage. So, the percentage increase is

about 223.53 percent