[PowerPrep Plus I Spoiler] Chart question

[aasthajha123]

In the above question, the phrase “increase by 16,000” confused me. Generally, when we say something increased by x then don’t we multiply it by x?

For eg, “the sales this year increase by 2 from June to December”. Wouldn’t that mean that the sales in December is twice of June? Or does it mean that the Sales in December = 2+ Sales in June? Does this logic apply to all such “increased by x” questions?

[Leaderboard]

@aasthajha123

For eg, “the sales this year increase by 2 from June to December”. Wouldn’t that mean that the sales in December is twice of June?

No, it means increased by 2 (so as you mentioned, Sales in December = 2+ Sales in June). When they mean a product it will usually be suffixed by “times” or “factor of”. So if they said “doubled” or “increased by 2 times” or “increased by a factor of 2”, then you need to double.

[aasthajha123]

Ah thank you so much!