document.write( "Question 1035066: in week 1, 80 people attended a basketball game.
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document.write( "in week 2, 120 people attended a basketball game.
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document.write( "by what percent did the attendance increase from week 1 to week 2?
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document.write( "120-80=40 - correct.
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document.write( "120.00-.33=119.67 - not exactly sure what you were doing here. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #649703 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! week 1 = 80 \n" ); document.write( "week 2 = 120 \n" ); document.write( "120 - 80 = 40 \n" ); document.write( "40 / 80 = 1/2 = .5 = 50%\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the increase was 40. \n" ); document.write( "the original amount was 80. \n" ); document.write( "the percent increase was 40/80 = 4/8 = 1/2 = .5 * 100 = 50%.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the increase from the original amount has to be divided by the original amount to get the percent increase from the original amount.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |