27-18=9 (difference between)
9/18=0.5 (9 as a percentage of original as a decimal)
0.5x100=50 (as a percentage)
50% increase
Answer:
$54
Step-by-step explanation:
First, we calculate the amount she paid for each pen.
$255/5 = $51
She paid $51 for each pen.
She made a profit of $3 per pen, so she sold each pen for $51 + $3 = $54
Answer: $54
Anything that is multiplied by a number over 1 will get bigger. any other number such as negatives or fractions/decimals will get smaller. 1.25 and 3 are expansions and -2,3/4, and 1/5 are contractions
A + 12.5 = 20
- 12.5 -12.5
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A = 7.5
The answer is 7.5
