Question

The U.S.-based motorcycle manufacturer says that it expects to build 153,000 motorcycles this year, up from 136,000 last year. Find the percent of increase in

production


The percent of increase is %.


(Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.)

Answer 1

The percent of increase is % 12,5%

[(153000-136000)/136000]*100=12,5%

To calculate the rate of change of a quantity, you must use the formula [(final value - initial value)/initial value]*100