Monthly orders at a bakery:Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Orders 50 70 90 120 160
Between which two consecutive months was the percentage increase largest?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Jan to Feb
- Step 1: Work out each percentage change as (new - old) / old x 100. Step 2. Changes: Jan to Feb +40.0%, Feb to Mar +28.6%, Mar to Apr +33.3%, Apr to May +33.3%. The largest is Jan to Feb. Answer: Jan to Feb. Why not the others: Apr to May has the biggest rise in number of orders (40) but its percentage rise is only 33.3%; Feb to Mar is a change of +28.6%; Mar to Apr is a change of +33.3%.
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