SOLUTION: 200 increases to 800. what is the peecentage increase?

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Question 1104922: 200 increases to 800. what is the peecentage increase?
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Percent increase is (amount of increase) divided by (original amount), multiplied by 100 to get the answer as a percent.

The original value is 200; the new value is 800; so the amount of increase is 600.

600/200 = 3; multiplied by 100 is 300%.

The percent increase is 300%.