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ExtremeBDS [4]
3 years ago
8

In 2008, the price of gasoline was $2.79 per gallon. In 2009, the price of gasoline was

Mathematics
1 answer:
ikadub [295]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

36%

Step-by-step explanation:

line up $ and % data like this:

$2.79 represents 100%

$3.79 represents  X%

cross multiply

X*2.79 = 3.79*100

divide both sides by 2.79

X= 3.79*100 / 2.79 ≈ 136%

so it increased 36%

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