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Question 92

A basketball player's shooting rate rises from 48% to 60%. What is the relative increase in the shooting rate, measured as a percentage of the old rate?

  1. 12%
  2. 20%
  3. 25%Correct answer
  4. 80%

Explanation

The rate rises by 12 percentage points, and 12 / 48 × 100 = 25% relative to the old rate. Using 12% reports the point gap as though it were already the relative change.

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