Given problem : You increased form 5 dollars to 8 dollars. Find the percentage increase of this given number.
=> Original number = 5 dollars
=> Increased number = 8 Dollars.
First, let’s find how much did it increased
=> 8 – 5 = 3 – thus it increased 3 dollars which is more than 50%
Let’s start solving to get the percentage.
=> 3 / 5 = 0.6 100 = 60%
Thus, it increased for 60%. Lets check if we have the correct answer.
=> 5 .6 = 3.
