Question 27559
any sort of question like this always is based upon the ORIGINAL value!


so, we have (increase/original)*100
--> (28/12)*100
--> (7/3)*100
--> 233.33%


in other words, it is more than twice the original price, which is correct: original being 12...twice this is 36...40 is just over that, by a further $4 which is one-third of 12...hence the meaning of 200%+33.33%


jon.