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[sevas]

I have to translate a text from English into my native language and I'm trying to figure out the meaning of this sentence: The earnings increased 25 % to 20 million $ dollars in 2005. I wanna know what to means in this sentence. Does it mean that the earnings increased 25 % which equals to 20 million$? Or maybe the earnings inreased 25 % and became 20 million $. Which of assumptions is correct?

Thanks in advance

 

[bhaisahab]

I have to translate a text from English into my native language and I'm trying to figure out the meaning of this sentence: The earnings increased 25 % to 20 million $ dollars in 2005. I want to know what to means in this sentence. Does it mean that the earnings increased 25 % which equals to 20 million$? Or maybe the earnings inreased 25 % and became 20 million $. Which of assumptions is correct?

Thanks in advance

It means that the earnings increased by 25% to reach a total of 20 million.

 

[5jj]

The previous earnings were $16 million. They increased (by) 25% [= $4million] to the 2005 total of $20 million.

oops. I didn't notice that bhai had got there first.

 

[Barb_D]

Yeah, 5jj, but you did the math.