Question

Kim picked 250 pounds of pears yesterday and 287 pounds of pears today. What is the percentage increase of

amount of peas picked by Rim

Answer 1

Given:

Kim picked 250 pounds of pears yesterday and 287 pounds of pears today.

To find:

The percentage increase of amount of pears picked by Kim.

Solution:

We know that,

`\%\text{ increase}=\frac{\text{New value - Initial value}}{\text{Initial value}}* 100`

`\%\text{ increase}=(287-250)/(250)* 100`

`\%\text{ increase}=(37)/(25)* 10`

`\%\text{ increase}=(370)/(25)`

`\%\text{ increase}=14.8`

Therefore, the percentage increase of amount of pears picked by Kim is 14.8%.