SOLUTION: a vacuum cleaner dealership sold 430 units in 2011 and 471 units in 2012. Find the percent increase or decrease in the number of units sold

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Question 1128746: a vacuum cleaner dealership sold 430 units in 2011 and 471 units in 2012. Find the percent increase or decrease in the number of units sold
Answer by ikleyn(52805)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Percentage increase is   = 9.535%.

Take the difference;  relate it to the  BASE  value;  then multiply this fraction by  100  to get percentage.



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