In one year Angelicas height went from 60 inches to 63 inches what was the percent of increase in Angelicas height

Respuesta :

63-60=3
3 is what percent of 60?
multiply:   x/100= 3/60
60x=300
divide by 60 on both sides
x=5

5% increase

you can also simply do 63/60 and subtract the "whole" which is 1 to get the increase since what you are trying to find out is 60 x ? = 63. But since it is asking for the percent increase, 1.05 would be adding 60x1.05 to 60 but what you actually want is 60x.05.

Answer:

5%.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that in one year Angelica's height went from 60 inches to 63 inches. We are asked to percent of increase in Angelica's height.

[tex]\text{Percent change}=\frac{\text{Final}-\text{Initial}}{\text{Initial}}\times 100[/tex]

[tex]\text{Percent change}=\frac{63-60}{60}\times 100[/tex]

[tex]\text{Percent change}=\frac{3}{60}\times 100[/tex]

[tex]\text{Percent change}=\frac{1}{20}\times 100[/tex]

[tex]\text{Percent change}=5\%[/tex]

Therefore, the percent change of increase in Angelica's height is 5%.