Question

Mrs. Dewalt looked at another hotel. She waited a week before she decided to book nights at that hotel, and now the prices have increased. The original price was $1195. The price for the same room and same number of nights is now $2075. What is the percent increase? Round to the nearest whole percent. Explain and Show your work.I WILL GIVE 12 POINTS, A THANKS, 5 STAR RATING, AND MARK BRAINLIEST

Answer 1

Percent increase = (new number - original number) / original number...* 100
                           = (2075 - 1195) / (1195)...* 100
                           = (880 / 1195) * 100
                           = 0.736 * 100
                           = 73.6 rounds to 74% <==