car dealership x , the total profit from sales increased by 8 percent over the previous years , while the number of cars sold decreased by 8 percent over the previous years . approximately what was the average percent increase in profit per car over the previous year .
"let profit be x and cars sold be y originally profit / car = x / y now it is 1.08 x / 0.92 y = 108 / 92 ( x / y ) increase in profit per car = ( ( 16 / 92 ) ( x / y ) ) / ( x / y ) * 100 = 17.39 % answer = a"
multiply(divide(subtract(divide(add(const_100, 8), subtract(const_10, const_3)), divide(const_100, const_10)), divide(const_100, const_10)), const_100)