N.B. I believe your question is saying that the price of a cup of coffee was $2.40 yesterday, and it rose to $2.65 today. Therefore, I will solve with these prices.
The percent increase is 10.41666666% (The 6 is repeating.).
First, you find the difference, or increase, between the two prices.
New price - Old price = Increase
$2.65 - $2.40 = $0.25
The difference between the two prices is $0.25. To find the percent increase, you want to divide the original price ($2.40) from the increase ($0.25) and multiply by 100.
Increase ÷ Original Price × 100 = % increase
0.25 ÷ 2.40 × 100 = 10.41666666%
The percent increase is 10.41666666% (The 6 is repeating.).
I am pretty sure it is 56 because all you have to do is dvided and it comes out to 56.25 but you cant have .25 because that is not an equal peice so yeah I think it is 56
