What is the percent of increase from 40.2 to 98.9?

Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent and include a percent sign (%).

How do you round it? Explain in answer.

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Priscilla Meza

17 December, 22:15

What is the percent of increase from 40.2 to 98.9?

Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent and include a percent sign (%).

How do you round it? Explain in answer.

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Averi Collins · Answer 1

146%

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the percent increase/decrease:

1. Subtract the original value from the new value.

2. Divide by the original value.

3. Multiply the decimal by 100 to convert to a percent.

98.9 - 40.2 = 58.7

58.7/40.2 = 1.46

1.46*100 = 146%

What is the percent of increase from 40.2 to 98.9?Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent and include a percent sign (%).How do you round it? Explain in answer.

What is the percent of increase from 40.2 to 98.9?

Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent and include a percent sign (%).

How do you round it? Explain in answer.