Answer
$17.65$%
Work Step by Step
The height of the points above 2009 are 850,000. That is the prize money awarded for men’s and ladies’ singles in 2009 was 850,000 pounds.
The height of the points above 2010 are 1,000,000. That is the prize money awarded for men’s and ladies’ singles in 2010 was 1,000,000 pounds.
The percent increase in prize money: $\frac{1,000,000-850,000}{850,000}\approx0.1765=17.65$%
