Kenneth Cheong's answer to RC's Primary 5 Maths Percentage Singapore question.

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RC
RC
5 years ago
Thanks! Can i clarify:
Why cant we find % for monday which is 60/270=22.22%
And thurs is 90/270=33.33%
Then take the difference so ans is 11.11%?
Kenneth Cheong
Kenneth Cheong
5 years ago
Because the table shows the number of books read each day and the question is asking the percentage increase of number of books between thursday and monday. Hence, do not need to add up.