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Average attendance at a school’s basketball games increased from 1,000 to 1,500 last year. One student said that represented a 150% increase. Explain the student’s mistake. What is the actual percent increase?

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laguiarreis27

Answer:

50%

Step-by-step explanation:

Since 1,000 is 100% of the attendance, 500 is half of 1,000 meaning it's 50%.

I think the student added 50% and 100%, they could have also divided 1,500 by 10.