Question

Alice planted some corn in the back yard and measures it’s height regularly. The last time she checked, the stalks were 60 inches tall. Now they are 72 inches tall. What is the percent of increase in the height of the stalks?

Answer 1

Answer:

The percent of increase in height of the stalks is 20%.

Step-by-step explanation:

The general formula for a percent increase is as follows:  (Original Amount - New Amount/Original Amount) x 100.  The original height of the stalks was 60 inches tall.  The new height of the stalks is 72 inches.  In the numerator of our fraction, we take 72-60 to get 12.  Our denominator is the original amount, or 60.  This gives us an overall fraction of 12/60, which when we divide gives us 0.2.  Once we multiply our decimal by 100, we get an overall percent increase of 20%.