Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman

تمرين 85

Solve the following word problems for the unknown. Round decimals to hundredths and percents to the nearest tenth when necessary.
According to Autodata research, in November 2008, Toyota sold 130,307 vehicles in the United States. In November 2009, sales increased 2.6% over the previous November.
a. How many vehicles did Toyota sell in November 2009?
b. The research also indicated that Toyota's November U.S. market share increased from 17.4% in 2008 to 17.9% in 2009, an increase of 0.5 percentage points. What percent does this increase represent?.