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Question 147997: the last week of a month a car dealer sold 12 cars. a new sales promotion came out the first week of thee month and sold 19 cars the week. What was the percent increase in sales from the last week of the previous month compared to week of the next month?
Answer by mangopeeler07(462) About Me  (Show Source):
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First do 19-12 to find the increase. The increase in cars is 7. Put that over the original amount of cars, 12. Then to find the percent, set your equation up like this: 7%2F12=x%2F100. This cross multiply and get 7%28100%29=12%28x%29. Or 700=12x. Divide each side by 12 and get 700%2F12=x. That reduces to 58.33=x. That is the percent increase.