Question

percent of increase
2b to 5b

Answer 1

visit this for better explanation- http://www.themathpage.com/arith/percent-increase-or-decrease.htm

Answer 2

General formula for percent change

\[\frac{|a - b|}{a} \times 100\]

a = first number
b = second number

Answer 3

Yes 150% my bad.

Answer 4

@Luis_Rivera , good to see your name working for the ping but there is nothing wrong with my formula. If you use my formula, you get the same answer. There's nothing to settle. I'm not trying to argue with you, but I think you posted that because you assumed what I posted was wrong.

Answer 5

@Luis_Rivera, so you acknowledge that my formula is correct, right?