the last week of the month a car dealership sold 12 cars.A new sale promotion came out the first week of the month and sold 19 cars that week what was the percentage increase in sale from the last week of the previous month compared to the first week of the next month
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To calculate the percentage increase in sales from the last week of the previous month to the first week of the next month, we need to find the difference between the two numbers and then divide it by the original number (last week's sales) and multiply by 100 to get the percentage.
First, let's calculate the difference between the two numbers:
Sales in the last week of the previous month = 12
Sales in the first week of the next month = 19
Difference = Sales in the first week - Sales in the last week
Difference = 19 - 12
Difference = 7
Next, let's calculate the percentage increase:
Percentage increase = (Difference / Sales in the last week) * 100
Percentage increase = (7 / 12) * 100
Now, we can calculate the final answer:
Percentage increase = 0.583 * 100
Percentage increase = 58.3%
Therefore, the percentage increase in sales from the last week of the previous month to the first week of the next month is 58.3%.