The United Kingdom experienced a huge growth in the cotton industry during the Industrial Revolution. It was using 100 tone cotton per day. With an ever-increasing population and an ever-expanding British Empire, there was a huge market demand for cotton and it started to consume 500 tone cotton per day. Calculate the percentage increase in raw material consumption.

The United Kingdom experienced a huge growth in the cotton industry during the Industrial Revolution. It was using 100 tone cotton per day. With an ever-increasing population and an ever-expanding British Empire, there was a huge market demand for cotton and it started to consume 500 tone cotton per day. Calculate the percentage increase in raw material consumption.