Colton scored a 70 on his first math test of the semester and a 91 on his second math test. By what percent did Colton's score increase?

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Gauge Carey

Mathematics

8 September, 07:19

Colton scored a 70 on his first math test of the semester and a 91 on his second math test. By what percent did Colton's score increase?

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Harley Callahan · Answer 1

Well, 91-70=21. We now know that he score 21 percent better than last test. Then we can make a proportion to find increase as it corresponds to the score on his first math test.

21/70=0.3 or 30%

answer: 30% increase