Problem
To increase any number by a percent, we can find the growth factor and multiply the number by that growth factor. Find the growth factor when 350 is increased by $25 \%$. The growth factor is
Solution
Step 1 ：Find the growth factor by adding the percentage increase to 100% and converting it to a decimal: \(1 + \frac{25}{100} = 1.25\)
Step 2 ：Multiply the number 350 by the growth factor: \(350 \times 1.25 = 437.5\)
Step 3 ：\boxed{437.5}
