Percentage - fractions

About what percentage must we increase the number 1/6 to get the number 1/3?

Final Answer:

x =  100 %

Step-by-step explanation:


(1+x/100)·1/6 = 1/3

0.5x = 50


x = 50/0.5 = 100

x = 100

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