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Mobile phone users in a village went from 1,600 to 2,000 in one year and to 2,500 the next year. What is the overall percentage increase over the two years?

Class 7Percentage Increase and DecreaseComparing Quantities
  • A56.25%
  • B25%
  • C50%
  • D45%

Step-by-Step Solution

Overall increase = 2,500 − 1,600 = 900. . Adding the yearly 25% + 25% = 50% is wrong because the bases differ.
Answer: A) 56.25%

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