The following chart shows a store's coat sales for two years. 2006
2007
Top coats
Topcoats
103
127
223
Parkas
297
Parkas
137
Jackets
259
Jackets
210
Raincoats
Raincoats
213
210
Trench coats
Trenchcoats
285
Identify the percent increase in sales of parkas and the percent increase in sales of raincoats. Then find which
percent of increase is greater and by how much greater it is than the other. (Round your answer to the nearest
tenth.)
Sales of parkas increased 65.2 percentage points faster than sales of raincoats.
b. Sales of parkas increased 1.5 percentage points faster than sales of raincoats.
C. Sales of raincoats increased 89.1 percentage points faster than sales of parkas.
d. Sales of raincoats increased 49.0 percentage points faster than sales of parkas.
a