My bank account went from $200 to $208. What is the Percent of the increase?
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$208 is what percent of $200 ?

"is" means =

"what" means x

"percent" means /100

"of" means *

208 = x/100 * 200

208 = 2x

x = 104

$208 is 104% of $200

But you wanted the increase, which is 104% - 100% = 4%

Answer:  $208 is a 4% increase over $200.
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