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IffiePatel
23-02-07, 02:43 PM
ryt... if during one year the rabbit population increased from 50 to 250. the percentage increase in the rabbit population was

a)100%
b)250%
c)400%
c)5005

wich one is it?
ur_yusra
23-02-07, 02:47 PM
ryt... if during one year the rabbit population increased from 50 to 250. the percentage increase in the rabbit population was

a)100%
b)250%
c)400%
c)5005

wich one is it?

400% :o
Guvna
23-02-07, 02:49 PM
c= 400%:up:
Al Qadr
23-02-07, 02:50 PM
400%?
IffiePatel
23-02-07, 02:50 PM
How Did U Work Dat Out?
ur_yusra
23-02-07, 02:51 PM
How Did U Work Dat Out?

50 = 100%

therefore an additional four 50's = 400%
Guvna
23-02-07, 02:52 PM
How Did U Work Dat Out?

EDIT - Yusrsa Explains it much better!!!
ur_yusra
23-02-07, 03:03 PM
well if they make 100... then its 100% increase.. coz you just doubled it.. and so upto 250.. its 400%! :up:

I prefer my explanation :D !
IffiePatel
23-02-07, 03:04 PM
now cmon boyz stop arguin ova me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)))
ur_yusra
23-02-07, 03:04 PM
now cmon boyz stop arguin ova me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)))

I'm a girl :torture:
IffiePatel
23-02-07, 03:05 PM
wooopsshh
bintadam
23-02-07, 03:11 PM
loooooooooooooooooool. haaaaaaa. funi:rofl1:
Loobna
23-02-07, 03:12 PM
The formula for percentage increase is

(actual increase/original value) * 100

tis GCSE stuff :)
alld
23-02-07, 03:22 PM
250-50/50 x 100 =400%
tru muslimah
28-02-07, 08:33 AM
ryt... if during one year the rabbit population increased from 50 to 250. the percentage increase in the rabbit population was

a)100%
b)250%
c)400%
c)5005

wich one is it?

maths :vomit:
:outta:
meer
28-02-07, 08:54 AM
ryt... if during one year the rabbit population increased from 50 to 250. the percentage increase in the rabbit population was

a)100%
b)250%
c)400%
c)5005

wich one is it?

400% is correct

50*400%=200
i.e 200+50=250
Te'oma
02-03-07, 08:18 AM
ryt... if during one year the rabbit population increased from 50 to 250. the percentage increase in the rabbit population was

a)100%
b)250%
c)400%
c)5005

wich one is it?

I believe it's C but with those figures...I am buying a bunch of chocolate bunnies and letting them all out together to see if I can corner the chocolate market :D
Ibn Sina
08-03-07, 01:43 AM
man this is easy stuff try figuring this out (bet non of you can hehe :D )

The population of Petoskey, Michigan, was 6076 in 1990 and was growing at the rate of 3.7% a year. The city planners want to know what the population will be in the year 2025. What is the population is 2025?