Monthly orders at a bakery:Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Orders 50 30 50 80 70
Between which two consecutive months was the percentage increase largest?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Feb to Mar
- Step 1: Work out each percentage change as (new - old) / old x 100. Step 2. Changes: Jan to Feb -40.0%, Feb to Mar +66.7%, Mar to Apr +60.0%, Apr to May -12.5%. The largest is Feb to Mar. Answer: Feb to Mar. Why not the others: Mar to Apr has the biggest rise in number of orders (30) but its percentage rise is only 60.0%; Jan to Feb is a change of -40.0%; Apr to May is a change of -12.5%.
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