SOLUTION: The last week of a month a car dealership sold 12 cars. A new sales promotion came out the first week of the next month and the sold 19 cars that week. What was the percent increas

Question 84610: The last week of a month a car dealership sold 12 cars. A new sales promotion came out the first week of the next month and the sold 19 cars that week. What was the percent increase in sales from the last week of the previous month compared to the first week of the next month?
Answer by liz_gcmama(8) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The first week 12 cars were sold. The second week 19 cars were solved. The increase was 19-12 = 7. The increase was 7 cars. So we divide 7 by 12, giving us 0.5833. Expressed as a percentage that is 58.33% So the increase in sales was 58.33%
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