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Anu's pencils went from 2 to 4 and Raghu's from 4 to 6, as in the table. Both got 2 more pencils. Whose percentage increase is larger, and what is it?

Class 7Percentage Increase and DecreaseComparing Quantities
  • AAnu, 100%
  • BBoth, 50%
  • CBoth, 2%
  • DRaghu, 50%

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Anu: . Raghu: . The same increase is a bigger percent of a smaller starting amount.
Answer: A) Anu, 100%

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