The unemployment rate in a district rose from 5.2% to 6.7%. By how many percentage points did it rise?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1.5 percentage points
- Step 1: A percentage-point change is the plain difference: .
Answer
1.5 percentage points.
Why not the others: 28.8%: that is the relative percentage increase, not the difference in points. 11.9 percentage points: the two rates are added.
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