Arithmetic

Percentages

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Which of the following multipliers will cause a number to increase by 29.7%?

12.97

129.7

1297

1.297

✅ Correct Option: 4

Increasing a number by $29.7\%$ means the new value is

$100\%+29.7\%=129.7\%$ of the old value.

As a multiplier that is

$\dfrac{129.7}{100}=1.297$

Quick check: $100\times1.297=129.7$ , which is exactly $29.7$ more than 100.

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