Find out the horticultural crop that has recorded an increase of area by…

Concept

Percentage increase measures the change relative to the initial value, not merely the numerical difference.

For initial value I and final value F, percentage increase = ((F − I) / I) × 100.

Application

1. Fruits: ((63 − 53) / 53) × 100 = (10 / 53) × 100 ≈ 18.87%.

2. Vegetables: ((79 − 72) / 72) × 100 = (7 / 72) × 100 ≈ 9.72%.

3. Flowers: ((2 − 1) / 1) × 100 = 100%.

4. Total horticulture: ((209 − 187) / 187) × 100 = (22 / 187) × 100 ≈ 11.76%.

5. Among these values, 9.72% is the increase closest to 10%.

Cross-check

The distances from 10% are about 8.87, 0.28, 90, and 1.76 percentage points respectively; 0.28 is the smallest.

Result

Therefore, the crop category whose area increased by around 10% is Vegetables.