Question

$2500$ is greater than $500$ by ____ percentage.

Answer 1

Finding the percentage:

Given: Original value $=$ $500$

Increased value $=$$2500$

Percentage Increase: When comparing the increase in quantity over a period of time, we first find the difference between the original value and the increased value.

$Percentageincrease$ $=$$\frac{Increasedvalue-Originalvalue}{Originalvalue}\times 100$

The difference between the original value and the increased value is

$2500–500=2000$

Percentage increase in $500$ to $2500$ is

$=\frac{2000}{500}\times 100$ ( on dividing $100$ by $500$, we get $\frac{1}{5}$ )

$=2000\times \frac{1}{5}$ ( on dividing $2000$ by $5$ , we get $400$)

$=400\%$

Therefore, $2500$ is greater than $500$ by $400$ percentage.

Hence, the answer for given blank is $400$.