Question 1089039
couple of ways to do it, all giving you the same answer.


one way.


find the difference and then divide it by the amount you are increasing from.


182.76 minus 152.24 = 30.52 / 152.24 = .20 * 100 = 20% increase.


another way.


divide the original number by the increased number and then subtract 1 from that and then multiply it by 100.


example.


182.76 / 152.24 = 1.20 minus 1 = .20 * 100 = 20% increase.


the larger number represents an increase of 20% over the smaller number.


in general, find out what the increase is and then divide that by the original number.


the actual increase factor is .200472937


i rounded it to 2 decimal digits.


note that 152.24 * 1.200472937 = 182.76


note also that 152.24 * 1.200472937 equals 152.24 * (1 + .200472937) which is equal to 152.24 * 1 + 152.24 * .200472937 which is equal to 152.24 + 30.52, which is the increase.


hope this helps.


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