Question

4. Last year 450 hamburgers were sold at the July 4th festival. This year 1,250
hamburgers were sold. What was the percent increase in hamburger sales from
last year to this year, rounded to the nearest percent?

Answer 1

Answer:

This year there were 1250 - 450 = 800 more burgers sold.

800/450 * 100 is about 178%.

Answer 2

This answer Should be %178