Monthly orders at a bakery:Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Orders 110 120 100 80 90
Between which two consecutive months was the percentage increase largest?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Apr to May
- Step 1: Work out each percentage change as (new - old) / old x 100. Step 2. Changes: Jan to Feb +9.1%, Feb to Mar -16.7%, Mar to Apr -20.0%, Apr to May +12.5%. The largest is Apr to May. Answer: Apr to May. Why not the others: Jan to Feb has the biggest rise in number of orders (10) but its percentage rise is only 9.1%; Feb to Mar is a change of -16.7%; Mar to Apr is a change of -20.0%.
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