What is the percent of increase from 60 to 75?

A. 80%

B. 25%

C. 20%

D. 15%

Question

What is the percent of increase from 60 to 75?	
 
 A. 80%
 
 B. 25%
 
 C. 20%
 
 D. 15%

anonymous · Answer

find increase
then$$reqd.=\frac{ increase }{ original }*100$$

jdoe0001 · Answer

from 60 to 75?   well 15 units
60 + 15 = 75   so, what's 15 in percentage of 60?

well, if we take say 60 as our 100% unit, and 15 as the unit  of it, thus 

$\large \begin{array}{cccllll}
quantity&percentage\
60&100\
15&x
\end{array}\bf \implies \cfrac{60}{15}=\cfrac{100}{x}$

anonymous · Answer

Im thinking its D.

anonymous · Answer

@jdoe0001 @surjithayer

jdoe0001 · Answer

well, solve for 'x", see what you get

jdoe0001 · Answer

just cross-multiply and simplify

anonymous · Answer

increase=75-60=15,original=60
percent increase by above formula.