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Old 03-28-2011, 08:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
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How to calculate %increase

Ok I know this is a stupid question but I just have been doing some cals and I'm averaging 9.789274L/100km in the city in a Chevey Optra (Suzuki Reno) that is rated at 12.4L/100km in the city so any help figuring out my % increase would be appreciated.


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Old 03-28-2011, 10:16 PM   #2 (permalink)
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You want the percent difference formula:

((new - old) / old) x 100 = Percent difference.

Example: A driver improved from 15 to 18mpg

((18-15)/15) = .2
.2 x 100 = 20
20% improvement

Not a stupid question at all.
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Take your 12.4 and divide that by 9.789 to arrive at 1.2667, or 26.67% better.
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Thanks for the calculation this should help out greatly


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