SOLUTION: The ACT Assessment is a college entrance exam taken by about 60% of college-bound students. The national average score was 20.7 in 1993 and rose to 21.0 in 2001. Find the percent i

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Question 67443: The ACT Assessment is a college entrance exam taken by about 60% of college-bound students. The national average score was 20.7 in 1993 and rose to 21.0 in 2001. Find the percent increase. (Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent.)
I'm so stumped here. I've tried so many things that i'm completely blank as how to set this up. My last attempt was : 60% · 20.7 & 60% · 21.0
I then multiplied all by 100 : 6000 · 2070 & 6000 · 2100
I show a difference of : 8070 - 8100 = 30
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The national average score was 20.7 in 1993 and rose to 21.0 in 2001. Find the percent increase. (Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent.)
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The increase is 21-20.7= 0.3
The percent increase = 0.3/20.7
=0.01449..
=1.45%
Cheers,
Stan H.