what is the percent of increase from 712 to 917

Question

CHevy sold 712 suv's last year, its now 917 for this year...what is the percent increase or lift based on those increase in sold units?

 

Answer 1

The increase is 917 - 712 = 205.

205 is what percent of 712?

"is" means =

"what" means x

"percent" means /100

"of" means *

205 = x/100 * 712

205 = x * 7.12

x = 205 / 7.12

x = about 28.8

Answer:  There was an (about) 28.8% increase in sales from last year (712) to this year (917).