Question

Paula, the local baker, usually makes 15 loaves of bread and 10 cakes per day, but today she made 25 loaves of bread and 12 cakes. What is the percent increase for each bakery item?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The percent increase formula is

`%increase=(new-original)/(original)*100%`

For the bread, our percent increase looks like this:

`(25-15)/(15)*100`

which gives us a percent increase of 66.7%

For the cakes, our percent increase looks like this:

`(12-10)/(10)*100`

which gives us a percent increase of 20%