The number of traffic violations in a city increased from 12 to 16 in a month.

Question

What is the percent of increase in the number of traffic violations for that month? Round to the nearest percent, if necessary.

Question 3 options:

20%

25%

33%

75%

Answer 1

The percent increase can be calculated using the formula:

Percent Increase = (New Value - Old Value) / Old Value * 100

Plugging in the given values:

Percent Increase = (16 - 12) / 12 * 100
Percent Increase = 4 / 12 * 100
Percent Increase = 0.3333... * 100
Percent Increase ≈ 33%

Therefore, the percent increase in the number of traffic violations for that month is approximately 33%.