Question

a store sold 14.00 dollars worth of gift cards in october. the next month the goal was to sell $15.96 worth of gift points. this is an increase of ___percent

Answer 1

This would be 14% because as decimal it's 0.14 which is 14 hundredths.

Answer 2

Subtract 14 from 15.96 to find the increase. 
15.96 - 14 = 1.96 
Divide 1.96 by 14. 
1.96 / 14 = 0.14 
In percents that is 14%. 
This is an increase of 14%. 
Hope this helps!