Question

Use the bar graph to the right to determine the percent of increase in sales from the first to the second quarter,Company18000016000012000060004000020000January March (120000)Apr June ($180000)Jy September (5170000)October December ($160000)

Answer 1

Given in the bar graph:

Sales January - March: 120,000

Sales April - June: 180,000

Sales Juli - September: 170,000

Sales October -December: 160,000

Question:

Determine the percent of the increase in sales from the first (Sales January-March) to the second quarter (Sales April-June).

Explanation:

To find the increase, divide the difference in sales between the two mounts by the sales of the initial month and multiply the result by 100%.

The increase (I) is:

$\frac{180,000-120,000}{120,000}*100\%$

Solving the expression:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{60,000}{120,000}*100\% \\ 0.5*100\% \\ 50\% \end{gathered}$

Answer: The increase was 50%.