The 36% of 50
The answer is 18
To find the percent of increase take the difference of the two divided by the original. (62-55)/55 = .12727272727. So 13% if they want you to round to the nearest percent.
We should know that ⇒ 1 lb = 16 oz
The amount of purchased celery = 12 lb = 12 * 16 = 192 oz
<span>Trim and cut it into pieces, ending up with 5.5 oz of trim.
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</span><span>The yield will be = 192/5.5 = 34.91
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</span><span>Taking the smallest integer number.
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</span><span>So, the yield = 34
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</span><span>which will be equal = 34*5.5 = 187 oz
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1. First consider the unknown original price as 'x'.
2. Then consider the rate of discount.
3. To find the actual discount, multiply the discount rate by the original amount 'x'.
4. To find the sale price, subtract the actual discount from the original amount 'x' and equate this to given sale price.