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Assuming that the number of per-sonal injury lawyers stays constant fr
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Updated on: 07 Jun 2023, 04:13
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Assuming that the number of personal injury lawyers stays constant from 2015 to 2016, by approximately what percent would the number of intellectual property lawyers have to increase from 2015 to 2016 to reach the number of personal injury lawyers?
A. 3%
B. 7%
C. 10%
D. 30%
E. 43%
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07 Jun 2023, 03:22
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Personal Injury - 10
Intellectual Property - 7
7 ---> 10 = 43%
Isn't it option E
Intellectual Property - 7
7 ---> 10 = 43%
Isn't it option E
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The question asks for the percent increase from one value to the next. Use the percent change formula: first find the amount of change between values and then divide that amount by the original value. In 2015, the difference between intellectual property lawyers and personal injury lawyers is 3%. But that's not the correct answer, because you are looking for the percent increase. The amount of change (3%) divided by the original amount (7%) is roughly 43%, (E).
Perhaps an easier way to think about this would be to pick a real number for total lawyers. Here, because the question deals with percents, a good number to pick would be 100. In that case, out of 100 lawyers in 2015, 7 are intellectual property and 10 are personal injury. For the number of intel-lectual property lawyers to increase to match the number of personal injury lawyers, there would need to be 3 more intellectual property lawyers. So, the increase from 7 to 10 would be 3, and 3 divided by 7 is roughly 43%.
The question asks for the percent increase from one value to the next. Use the percent change formula: first find the amount of change between values and then divide that amount by the original value. In 2015, the difference between intellectual property lawyers and personal injury lawyers is 3%. But that's not the correct answer, because you are looking for the percent increase. The amount of change (3%) divided by the original amount (7%) is roughly 43%, (E).
Perhaps an easier way to think about this would be to pick a real number for total lawyers. Here, because the question deals with percents, a good number to pick would be 100. In that case, out of 100 lawyers in 2015, 7 are intellectual property and 10 are personal injury. For the number of intel-lectual property lawyers to increase to match the number of personal injury lawyers, there would need to be 3 more intellectual property lawyers. So, the increase from 7 to 10 would be 3, and 3 divided by 7 is roughly 43%.
