Question

A count went up from 450 to 600. What was the approximate percent increase?

The percent increase was approximately 33%.
The percent increase was approximately 75%.
The percent increase was approximately 133%.
The percent increase was approximately 300%.

Answer 1

The answer is 33%

Explanation:

This is because if you type 450 x .33 (the given percent), it will equal 598.5 which is the closest answer you will get to 600 out of the given choices.

Answer 2

A count went up from 450 to 600.The percentage increase was approximately 33%.

Solution:

Given that a count went up from 450 to 600

Initial value of count = 450

Final value of count = 600

We need to calculate percentage increase in count

Percentage increase is calculated by dividing the difference of final value of count and initial value of count by initial value and multiplied by 100

`\begin{array}{l}{\text { Percentage increase }=\frac{( \text { Final value of count-Initial value of count) } }{\text { Initial value of count }} *}  {100}\end{array}`

On substituting the values, we get

`=((600-450))/(450) * 100`

On simplifying,

`=(150)/(450) * 100=(100)/(3)=33.33 \%`

Hence the percentage increase was approximately 33%.