document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=336091>Question 336091</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Grant counted 277 distinct beluga whales in the St. Lawrence Seaway in one week. The following week he counted 343 distinct belugas. What was the percent (round to the nearest one hundredth of a percent) of increase in the whales counted? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "counted 343 the second time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "difference is 343 - 277 = 66\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "difference divided by 277 = 66 / 277 = .238267148\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "percent of increase = rate of increase * 100% = 23.8267148\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rounded to the nearest 1 hundredth percent = 23.83%\r<BR>\n" );
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