if the total number of accidents to the public on a stadium property in june 1995 was 529 and in june of 1996 was 585 the percent increase in accidents in june 1996 as compared to june of 1995 is closest to.
2007-03-09 05:40:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
crzywriter is wrong on this one.
It is an approximately 10.58% increase.
585-529= 56
56/529=.1058 x 10 = 10.58%
Now to show I am right...
529 + (529 x 10%) = 584.96
2007-03-09 05:50:35 · answer #1 · answered by honcho_grande 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honcho_grande is correct. The formula for percent change (increase or decrease) is difference/original.
In this case, difference = 585-529 = 56, and original is 529. (Since we are looking for the percent increase, the lower number is the original.)
So, percent increase = 56/529 = 0.10586.
To convert that to a percentage, move the decimal point two places to the right and get 10.586% which is the answer.
2007-03-09 15:09:01 · answer #2 · answered by pyaarmusafir 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there is a typo in one of the the correct answers above which may be confusing. The number "10" should be "100" in order to convert the decimal to percent.
The answer is 10.586 % , You didn't say if you need to consider significant figures.
2007-03-09 15:28:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
589/525 = 1.12 = 112%
2007-03-09 13:43:46 · answer #4 · answered by crzywriter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋