Question

The price of a ticket is increased from $32 to $96.

a What percentage of $32 is $96?
b What is the percentage increase?

Answer 1

a) 96 is 300% of 32

b) it was increased by 200%

Explanation:

a) 32 * 3 = 96, and if you convert 3 to percentages, that is 300%.

b) 300%-100%=200%