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Problem
At Euclid High School, the number of students taking the AMC 10 was 
in 2002, 
in 2003, 
in 2004, 
in 2005, 
and 2006, and is 
in 2007. Between what two consecutive years was there the largest percentage increase?
Solution
We compute the percentage increases:
The answer is 
.
In fact, the answer follows directly from examining the differences between each year. The largest differences are 
, and it is easy to see that due to the decreased starting number of students in 2002 that that will be our answer.
See also
| 2007 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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