Organizers of a trade fair projected an increase of 20% in the number of visitors over the previous year, but the number of visitors actually increased by 50% . By what percentage was the actual number of visitors greater than the projected of visitors ?

Organizers of a trade fair projected an increase of 20% in the number of visitors over the previous year, but the number of visitors actually increased by 50% . By what percentage was the actual number of visitors greater than the projected of visitors ? Correct Answer 25%

Let, Present visitor 100projected visitor (20% increase) 120Actual visitor (50% increase) 150Actual visitor-projected visitor = 150 - 120 = 30percentage of increase = 30/120 × 100%= 25%

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