Question

There were 350 apples on the tree in March. By September there were 420 apples on the tree.

What was the percentage of change of apples on the tree? Round your answer to the nearest
tenth. *

Answer 1

The correct answer is 20.0% increase.

Explanation:

In this situation, you would need to find how to find the percentage of change.

Therefore, you will need to first use subtraction, division and then multiplication to justify your answer.

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First, find out how much the original number increased by.

`420-350=70`

Next, divide the 70 with the original number, which is 350.

`7` ÷
`350=0.2`

Finally, to turn your decimal into a whole number, multiply by 100.

`0.2` ×
`100=20`

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Remember to add the percent (%) symbol after receiving your final product.

20%

Answer 2

Explanation:

20%