A corporation double its annual bonus to 100 of its employees. What percent of the employees’ new bonus is the increase?  Pick one:
A) 50%
B) 12%
C) 8%
D) 6%
E) 5%
Let the annual bonus be X.   A corporation double its annual bonus.   So new bonus = 2X.   Increase = 2X-X =X   The increase is what percent of the employees’ new bonus   = (X/2X)*100   = 50%   Hence 50%.
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A corporation double its annual bonus to 100 of its employees. What percent of the employees’ new bonus is the increase?