Question

the 2008 year book at middleton middle school had 236 candid pictures of students. the 2007 yearbook had 214 candid pictures of students. what was the percent of change in the number of candid student pictures from 2007 to 2008 to the nearest tenth?

Answer 1

Use proportions.
214/236=x/100(100 because it's a percentage.
cross multiply:
23600=214x
solve for x:
x= 11.3(rounded)
11.3% increase