SOLUTION: The last week of a month a car dealership sold 12 cars. A new sales promotion came out the first week of the next month and 19 cars sold that week. What was the percent increase in

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Question 300793: The last week of a month a car dealership sold 12 cars. A new sales promotion came out the first week of the next month and 19 cars sold that week. What was the percent increase in sales from last week of the previous month compared to the first week of the next month.
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The last week of a month a car dealership sold 12 cars. A new sales promotion came out the first week of the next month and 19 cars sold that week. What was the percent increase in sales from last week of the previous month compared to the first week of the next month.
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The increase was 7 (19 - 12)
(7/12)*100 =~ 58% increase