Question

On day 1 at the Texas State Fathering loss stand had 500 people play. On day 2, the ring lossstand had 700 people play. What is the percent change in the amount of people who played ringtoss?

Answer 1

$\begin{gathered} On\text{ 1st day}\Rightarrow500\text{ people} \\ On\text{ 2nd day}\Rightarrow700\text{ people} \\ \text{percentage change}\Rightarrow\frac{700-500}{500}\text{ }\times100\text{\%} \\ \text{Percentage change}\Rightarrow\frac{200}{500}\times100\text{ \%} \\ \text{percentage change}\Rightarrow40\text{ \%} \end{gathered}$