As first public inquiry showed, there were 627,000 women motorcyclists in the united states, up from 443,000 just eight years before it. Find the percent in increase in the number of women motorcyclists during these eight years.
( round to the nearest tenth as needed)

Question

As first public inquiry showed, there were 627,000 women motorcyclists in the united states, up from 443,000 just eight years before it. Find the percent in increase in the number of women motorcyclists during these eight years.
( round to the nearest tenth as needed)

agent0smith · Answer

Same formula as before.

(new-old)/old * 100

anonymous · Answer

isnt 627000 the old

agent0smith · Answer

new is the new number, 627000. Old is the old number, 443000.

anonymous · Answer

i got 0.0029

agent0smith · Answer

That does not look right. Show what you're calculating.

agent0smith · Answer

(new-old)/old * 100

(627000-443000)/443000*100. Type this and exactly this into a calculator. 

But first, show me how you are getting these numbers because I can't figure it out.

anonymous · Answer

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