Percent of versus Percent More

<p><a href="https://www.prepswift.com/quizzes/quiz/prepswift-percent-of-versus-percent-more" target="_blank">Percent of versus Percent More Exercise</a></p><p>The distinction between <strong><span style="color:#27ae60;">Percent Of Versus Percent More</span></strong> can be tricky. For example, consider the two scenarios below:</p> <ul> <li>What value is $30\%$ of $100$?</li> </ul> <p>$$(0.30)(100)=30$$</p> <ul> <li>What value is $30\%$ more than $100$?</li> </ul> <p>$$(0.30)(100) + 100 =130$$</p> <p><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="color:#8e44ad;">Another Example</span></span></p> <ul> <li>What value is $350\%$ of $12$?</li> </ul> <p>$$\frac{350}{100} \times 12 = 42$$</p> <ul> <li>What value is $350\%$ more than $12$?</li> </ul> <p>$$\frac{350}{100} \times 12 + 12 = 54$$</p>