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You can refer to this forum : https://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/62791.html


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Sometimes you'll see questions worded as:

8 represents what % increase over 2?

That percent increase is is going to be 300%, not 400%.

The actual increase is 6 (not 8). So 6/2 = 300%



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