A factory's yearly budget for the purchase of employees' protection shoes increased by this year over last year. If the price of the shoes increased by this year, then the number of shoes it can purchase this year is what percent greater than the number of shoes it purchased last year?
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Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let the budget last year be and the price per pair of shoes last year be .
The number of shoes purchased last year is:
This year:
* Budget increased by
* Price increased by
The number of shoes purchased this year is:
Percentage increase in the number of shoes purchased:
The number of shoes purchased last year is:
This year:
* Budget increased by
* Price increased by
The number of shoes purchased this year is:
Percentage increase in the number of shoes purchased: