A school had 900 students at the start of a school year. If there is an enrollment increase of 7% by the beginning of the next year, what is the new enrollment?

Answer by  cubedbee (155)

1% of 900 is 9 (move the decimal place two places to the left). 7% is 7 times as much as 1%, which means it is 9*7 = 63 new students. Add this to your original 900, and the total new enrollment is 963.

Answer by  snessia (991)

Assuming none of the original students leave and the enrollment only happens as a block at the start of the new year, the new enrollment would be 963.