A number increased from 30 to 36. What is the percentage increase?
Correct answer: A. 20%
Increase = 6. Percentage increase = 6 ÷ 30 × 100 = 20%, based on the original value 30. Dividing by 36 instead gives the wrong answer of about 16.7%.
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The correct answer is A. 20%
Increase = 6. Percentage increase = 6 ÷ 30 × 100 = 20%, based on the original value 30. Dividing by 36 instead gives the wrong answer of about 16.7%.
Topic: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages MCQs · Subject: Numerical Ability