Sales of frozen pizza for a club fund-raiser increased from 500 one year to 575 the next year. What was the percent of increase?
Would I divide 500 by 75?
No, since you want the "percent of increase", you have to find the increase
which is 75
Now take 75/500 = .15 or 15% increase
Oh I had it backwards, thank you Reiny for your help with all my questions.
To calculate the percent increase, you need to find the difference between the two values and then divide it by the original value.
In this case, the original sales were 500, and they increased to 575. To find the difference, subtract the original value from the new value: 575 - 500 = 75.
To calculate the percent increase, divide the difference (75) by the original value (500) and then multiply by 100: (75/500) * 100 = 15.
So, the percent increase in sales of frozen pizza for the club fund-raiser is 15%.