A company manufactures water bottles. The list below describes the number of water bottles manufactured in three months. • February: 4,100 water bottles. • March: 7% more water bottles than in February. • April: 500 more water bottles than in March. What is the percent increase, to the nearest percent, in the number of water bottles the company manufactured from February to April?
To find the percent increase in the number of water bottles manufactured from February to April, we need to calculate the difference between the number of water bottles in April and February, divide that by the number of water bottles in February, and then multiply by 100 to get the percentage increase.
Number of water bottles in February = 4,100
Number of water bottles in March = 4,100 x 1.07 = 4,387 (7% more than February)
Number of water bottles in April = 4,387 + 500 = 4,887 (500 more than March)
The difference between the number of water bottles in April and February is 4,887 - 4,100 = 787.
The percent increase is (787/4,100) x 100 = 19.17%
Rounding to the nearest percent, the percent increase is 19%. Therefore, the company manufactured 19% more water bottles in April than in February.
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