need help with a math question

[JanetRose]

if disney stock went from $11 to $20 in the last year, how do i figure what percentage it went up?

thanks!

 

[abdmom]

The increase was $9. The percentage increase is the increase/original fraction or 9/11 or 81.8%.

 

[AshleyW]

if disney stock went from $11 to $20 in the last year, how do i figure what percentage it went up?

thanks!

First you subtract 11 from 20 to figure out how much it went up - easy enough, it went up $9. Then you figure out what percentage 9 is of 11. So you do 9/11=.81818 ... so it went up 81.818%. You can double check your answer by taking 11x1.81818, and you come up with $20.

 

[JanetRose]

thanks!