What is Percentage Increase?
Percentage Increase measures how much a value has grown compared to its original number. The formula is:
Percentage Increase = ((New Value - Original Value) / Original Value) × 100
Examples:
- Shopping: Original price ₹500, new price ₹600 → 20% increase.
- Salary: ₹40,000 to ₹50,000 → 25% increase.
- Marks: Score increased from 70 to 85 → 21.43% increase.
- Loan / Tax: Increase in tax amount from ₹2000 to ₹2500 → 25% increase.
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- Q: Can percentage increase be negative?
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