SOLUTION: Auto sales in a country increased from 15.8 million in 2014 to 16.8 million in 2015. Find the percent increase in auto sales from 2014 to 2015. Round to the nearest tenth of a perc

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Question 1171532: Auto sales in a country increased from 15.8 million in 2014 to 16.8 million in 2015. Find the percent increase in auto sales from 2014 to 2015. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.
Answer by ikleyn(52800) About Me  (Show Source):
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1)  You take the difference (future value - current value).


2)  You divide the difference by the base value, which is the current value in this case.


3)  Then you multiply this ratio by 100 to get the percentage.


    the percent of increase = %28%2816.8-15.8%29%2F15.8%29%2A100 = use your calculator.

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