Question

Nathan usually drinks 38 ounces of water per day. He read that he should drink 60 ounces of water per day. If he starts drinking 60 ounces, what is the percent increase? Round to the nearest percent.

The percent increase is
%.

Answer 1

`58\%`

Explanation:

First, we need to find how much extra water Nathan drinks.

`60-38=22` extra ounces.

To find the percent increase:

`(22)/(38) =58\%` (to the nearest percent)

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