At end of the first half of a football game, Nathan had carried the ball for 50.5 yards. By the end of the game, he carried the ball for a total of 75 yards. Find the percent of increase in the number of yards he carried. Round to the nearest whole tenth if necessary.

48.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Distance after first half = 50.5yd

Distance at the end of game = 75yd

Unknown:

Percent increase in the number of yards he carried = ?

Solution:

To find the percent increase;

  Percent increase  = x 100

  Percent increase  = x 100  = 48.5%

step-by-step explanation:

the multiplicative inverse of a fraction a/b is b/a. for the multiplicative inverse of a real number, divide 1 by the number. for example, the reciprocal of 5 is one fifth 1/5 or 0.2, and the reciprocal of 0.25 is 1 divided by 0.25, or 4.