The price of bread has increased from R12 to R18

Calculate the percentage

1 answer

increase in the price of bread.

The formula to calculate percentage increase is:

percentage increase = (new value - old value) / old value x 100

Applying this formula to the given values:

percentage increase = (18 - 12) / 12 x 100
percentage increase = 6 / 12 x 100
percentage increase = 0.5 x 100
percentage increase = 50%

Therefore, the percentage increase in the price of bread is 50%.