Question

What is a percent increase?

Answer 1

Percent of increase is the product of changes in price over the original price with 100%. That is:
percent increase = (changes in price/original price) x 100%.
For example:
In a year period, the price of a stock increased from 50 dollars a share to 59 dollars a share. To find the percent of increase in the share price, compare the change in price to the original price:
percent increase = (changes in price/original price) x 100%.
= (59 dollars - 50 dollars)/50 dollars x 100%
= 18%

Answer 2

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