Question

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Last year at a certain high school, there were 140 boys on the honor roll and 68 girls on the honor roll. This year, the number of boys on the honor roll increased by 5% and the number of girls on the honor roll increased by 25%. By what percentage did the total number of students on the honor roll increase? Round your answer to the nearest tenth (if necessary).

Answer 1

Answer:

11.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

11.5

Step-by-step explanation:

Find new values:  

140(1+0.05)=147  

68(1+0.25)=85

Last Year This Year

Boys 140 147

Girls 68 85

Total 208 232  

Find overall increase:  

208(1+r)=232

1+r=1.115385  

r=0.115385

Final Answer: 11.5%