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OpenStudy (anonymous):

0.0/ 4.0 Points During the month of February, Fabulous Feet Shoe Mart sold 48 pairs of red loafers. After an ad campaign to boost sales, they sold 60 pairs in March. Find the percent of increase in sales.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can someone explain on how i do this?

OpenStudy (phi):

find the change in the number of pairs sold. can you do that ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

12

OpenStudy (phi):

now form the fraction change divided by original number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

12/48?

OpenStudy (phi):

yes. now change that to a decimal. Notice you can simplify 12/48 first, to make it easier

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/4 or 25%

OpenStudy (phi):

exactly. ¼ is 0.25 multiply by 100 to change to 25%

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you Phi!~

OpenStudy (phi):

yw

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