Question 44

Four times a number is a ___ % increase in the number.

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Solution

Let x be the number.
So, four times of x is 4x.
Hence, 4x is greater than x by 4x - x = 3x
$∴$ Percentage increase in $x = \frac{3 x}{x} \times 100 = 300 %$

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