The doctor recommended that Mike increase the number of calories he burns working out from 1,500 to 1,800. By what percent did the number of calories increase?

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Hu Shenghao · Answer 1 · 2021-06-22T09:28:27+0000

Answer: The number of calories increased by 20%.

Explanation:

Given : The doctor recommended that Mike increase the number of calories he burns working out from 1,500 to 1,800.

Previous number of calories he used to burn = 1,500

Increase in calories = 1800-1500=300

Now , the percent increase in calories =
$\frac{\text{Increase in calories}}{\text{previous calories}}*100$

$=(300)/(1500)*100=20\%$

Hence , the number of calories increased by 20%.