Question

Heather sells cosmetics for a local company. During her first month of employment her sales were $60. During her second month her sales were $300. What was Heather's percent of increase in sales?

Answer 1

400%

Step-by-step explanation

The percent of increase between two values is:

`\frac{\text{ final value - starting value}}{\text{ starting value}}*100`

In this problem the final value is 300 and the starting value is 60:

`(300-60)/(60)*100=(240)/(60)*100=4*100=400\text{ \%}`