Question

What is the percentage increase in sales from 2021 to 2025?

• A. 100%
• B. 110%
• C. 125%
• D. 150%

Hint:

A quick way to compute this is by simplifying the ratio of the final value to the initial value:
The ratio of sales in 2025 to 2021 is $90 : 40 = 9 : 4$.
The increase is $9 - 4 = 5$ units over an initial value of 4 units.
Since we know that the fraction $1/4 = 25\%$, the fraction $5/4$ will be $5 \times 25\% = 125\%$ directly.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Read the two years from the graph.
From the line graph, sales in $2021$ are $40$ lakh and sales in $2025$ are $90$ lakh.

Step 2: Recall the growth formula.
Percentage increase compares the rise to the starting value. \[ \text{Increase}\% = \frac{\text{new} - \text{old}}{\text{old}} \times 100 \]

Step 3: Find the actual rise.
The rise is $90 - 40 = 50$ lakh.

Step 4: Compare against 2021.
Divide the rise by the $2021$ value, $\frac{50}{40}$.

Step 5: Convert to a percent.
$\frac{50}{40} \times 100 = 125$.

Step 6: State the answer.
Sales grew by $125\%$ from $2021$ to $2025$. \[ \boxed{125\%} \]