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If GDP of a country in the year 2020 is Rs 1200 crores, and in 2021 it increased to Rs 1300 crores,…

The growth rate is approximately 8.3%. The increase is \(1300-1200=100\) crore, so the percentage increase is \((100/1200)\times100\) \(=25/3\%\), or \(8.333\ldots\%\).

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If GDP of a country in the year 2020 is Rs 1200 crores, and in 2021 it increased to Rs 1300 crores, then the growth rate is approximately:

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The growth rate is approximately 8.3%. The increase is 1300−1200=1001300-1200=100 crore, so the percentage increase is (100/1200)×100(100/1200)\times100 =25/3%=25/3\%, or 8.333…%8.333\ldots\%.

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