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senalkatherine senalkatherine
  • 30-01-2017
  • Mathematics
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The town of Maxwell increased its annual budget from $1,600,000 to $ 1,800,000. find the percent increase in the budget

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rexxer2 rexxer2
  • 30-01-2017

To find the percentage increase, the equation is simple.
\(\frac{x-y}{x}*100\)
X is the initial, and Y is the final.
Remember to take the absolute value of the answer
In this equation, the answer is:
\(\frac{16-18}{16} = 0.125*100 = 12.5percent\)

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