Question
Suppose a third world country in the last five years is now expanding their Internet access. If they went from 2.5% of their citizens having access to the Internet to 7.5% now having access, calculate the following:
a) How many percentage points did they increase in access?
b) By what percent did Internet access increase after the five years?
a) How many percentage points did they increase in access?
b) By what percent did Internet access increase after the five years?
Answers
a. 7.5%-2.5% = 5%.
b. 5%/2.5% = 2. = 200%.
b. 5%/2.5% = 2. = 200%.