SOLUTION: If my sales were at 100,000 last year and 400,000 this year what was the percentage increase?

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Question 2348: If my sales were at 100,000 last year and 400,000 this year what was the percentage increase?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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% increase/decrease is ALWAYS based upon the original, so it is:
(change/original)
change is 400,000 - 100,000 = 300,000
original is 100,000
so % increase = (300,000/100,000)*100 = 300%
jon.