document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015126>Question 1015126</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> During last year the number of students in a school increased by 100%. This year, the number of students increased by 150%. WHat percent of the number of students now was the number of student two years ago? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #631472 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=631472\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> year 1=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "year 2=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "increase is x/x=100%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "year 3 is 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "increase is 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Another way to get year 3 is to multiply year 2 by 1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "original amount is 2x (the original amount is the most recent year)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing, one gets 1.5 or 150%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is 5 times as much as 2 years before. </SPAN>\n" );
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