The dollar amount of United States exports to Russia increased from $1480 million to $2768 million between 1988 and 1999. What was the approximate percent increase?

83%

84%

85%

87%

Question

The dollar amount of United States exports to Russia increased from $1480 million to $2768 million between 1988 and 1999. What was the approximate percent increase?



       83%

       84%

       85%

       87%

anonymous · Answer

87%. I'm pretty sure...

anonymous · Answer

Here, I'll show you what I mean.

2768/1480 = 1.87
The number after the 1.xx is the percentage it increased.