Question 477211
"increases by 50 percent" means you add half of it to the original value. Or put another way, you multiply it by 1.5 (since 100%+50% = 150% = 1.5)



So in your case, increasing 44 by 50% is increasing it to 44+22 = 66 (note: 22 is half or 50% of 44)



Or...



Multiply 44 by 1.5 to get 44*1.5 = 66, which is the same answer.