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the price of oranges increased from $0.69 a pound to $1.99 a pound from one year to the next. What is the percent of increase, rounded to the nearest tenth?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

187%

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1.99 * 100 = 199 199/.69 = 288.405 288.405 - 100 = 188.405 rounded down to the nearest tenth gets you 188.4%

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