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Question 86

A train's on-time rate rises from 24% to 30%. What is the relative percent increase?

  1. 6%
  2. 25%Correct answer
  3. 30%
  4. 125%

Explanation

The rise is 6 percentage points, and relative to the old rate it is 6 / 24 × 100 = 25%. Reporting 6% confuses the percentage-point difference with the requested relative change.

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