Structure Type 2000 2002 Increase
Single-Family Homes 5526 6738 1212
Apartment Buildings 236 259 23
Low-Rise Commercial 112 145 33
High-Rise Commercial 8 10 2
Parking Garages 30 42 12
Which type of structure had the greatest percentage of increase?
a. Single-family homes
Divide the increase by the OLD amount. So divide 1212 by 5526,
get 0.2193268187 round to 0.219, move the decimal 2 places right
put on a %. That's 21.9%
b. Apartment buildings
Divide the increase by the OLD amount. So divide 23 by 236,
get 0.0874576271 round to 0.087, move the decimal 2 places right
put on a %. That's 8.7%
c. Low-rise commercial structures
Divide the increase by the OLD amount. So divide 33 by 112,
get 0.2946428571 round to 0.295, move the decimal 2 places right
put on a %. That's 29.5%
You do the others. Pick out the one with the greatest percent.
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