3 years ago

The price of an item has risen to $282 today. Yesterday it was $120. Find the percentage increase.

Mathematics

1 answer:

kodGreya [7K]3 years ago

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Answer:

57.45% increase

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for percent change is (new - old)/new x 100.

The new value is $282 and the old value is $120.

Plug that into the formula:

(282 - 120)/282 x 100

= 57.45%

I hope this helped!

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