Answer:
The percentage increase in Spencer’s height is 125 %
Solution:
[tex]\begin{array}{l}{\text { Percentage increase }=\frac{\text { change in height }}{\text { initial height }} \times 100 \%} \\\\ {\text { percentage increase }=\frac{\text { increased height - initial height }}{\text { initial height }} \times 100 \%}\end{array}[/tex]
Initial height of spencer = 28 inches
Increased height of spencer = 5 feet 3 inches
= 5 feet + 3 inches
(5 feet = 5 ×12=60 inches)
= 60 + 3
[tex]\begin{array}{l}{\text { Increased height }=63 \text { inches }} \\ {\text { Percentage increase }=\frac{63-28}{28} \times 100 \%} \\\\ {=\frac{35}{28} \times 100 \%} \\\\ {=1.25 \times 100 \%} \\ {\text { percentage increase in height of spencer }=125 \%}\end{array}[/tex]
