Which one is correct or if both are correct, is there any difference?
The change is a 10 percent increase of tuition
The change is a 10 percent increase in tuition
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Sign up to join this communityWhich one is correct or if both are correct, is there any difference?
The change is a 10 percent increase of tuition
The change is a 10 percent increase in tuition
There has been an increase of ten per cent in the tuition fees.
The minister announced that there would be an increase of fifty cents in the tax on fuel.
There is generally a rise in the amount or number of something. An increase of X tells us the amount or percentage of the rise.