Problema Solution
A movie theater sold 422 tickets on Friday. On Saturday, they sold 518 tickets. What was the approximate percentage that ticket sales increased on Saturday?
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518-422=96
So, 96/518 = x/100 is the percent increase.
96 times 100= 518 times x
9600=518x
divide by 518
your percent is 18.5% increase