Question

what is the percent of increase from 62.8 to 97.4? round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent and include a percent sign (%).

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the increase amount

$97.4 - 62.8 = 34.6$

Step2: Divide by original value

$\frac{34.6}{62.8} \approx 0.550955$

Step3: Convert to percentage

$0.550955 \times 100 = 55.0955\%$

Step4: Round to nearest tenth

$55.0955\% \approx 55.1\%$

Answer:

55.1%