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Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.

Four times a number is a _________ % increase in the number.

Let x be the number.


So, four times of x is 4x.


Hence, 4x is greater than x by (4x – x) 3x.


Percentage increase in x =


= 300%


Four times a number is a 300 % increase in the number.


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