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Directions (1 - 5): Study the following graph and answer the questions that follow:
What is the approximate percentage increase in the production of Company A from 2009 to 2010?
What is the approximate percentage increase in the production of Company A from 2009 to 2010?
Answer: Option D
Percentage increase in production of A from 2009 to 2010
$$\eqalign{
& = \left(\frac{700-550}{550}\times100\right)\% \cr
& = \left(\frac{150}{550}\times100\right)\% \cr
& = \frac{300}{11}\% \cr
& = 27.2\% \cr
& \approx 27\% \cr} $$
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Percentage increase in production of A from 2009 to 2010
$$\eqalign{
& = \left(\frac{700-550}{550}\times100\right)\% \cr
& = \left(\frac{150}{550}\times100\right)\% \cr
& = \frac{300}{11}\% \cr
& = 27.2\% \cr
& \approx 27\% \cr} $$
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