Answer: 60%
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: Climbing rate at the end of week 1 = 25 steps per minute.
Climbing rate at the end of week 4 = 60 steps per minute
The percent increase in Maggie's rate of climbing steps from the end of week 1 to the end of week 4 will be :
[tex]\dfrac{\text{Climbing rate after week 4 - Climbing rate after of week 1}}{\text{Climbing rate after week 1}}\times100[/tex]
[tex]=\dfrac{40-25}{25}\times100\\\\=\dfrac{15}{25}\times100=15\times4=60\%[/tex]
Hence, the percent increase in Maggie's rate of climbing steps from the end of week 1 to the end of week 4 = 60%
