Question

Due to an ice storm, the price of oranges increased from $0.69 a pound to $1.99 a pound from one year to the next. What is the percent of increase, rounded to the nearest tenth?
a. 188.4%
b. 118.4%
c. 18.8%
d. 65.3%

Answer 1

The answer must be A. For an explanation, please have a look at the picture.