Last year,a total of 498 people attended an annual free concert outside city hall. This year,572 people attended the concert. To the nearest tenth, what is the percent increase in attendance from last year to this year?
100 (572-498)/498
A6.7%
To find the percent increase in attendance from last year to this year, we need to compare the difference in attendance to the attendance from last year.
First, we need to find the difference in attendance between this year and last year.
The attendance this year is 572 people and the attendance last year was 498 people.
To find the difference, we subtract the attendance from last year from the attendance from this year:
572 - 498 = 74
Now that we have the difference in attendance, we can calculate the percent increase.
To calculate the percent increase, we divide the difference by the attendance from last year and then multiply by 100:
(74 / 498) * 100 = 14.9%
Therefore, the percent increase in attendance from last year to this year is approximately 14.9%.