Question

the price of a notebook was $3.50yesterday. Today, the price rose to $3.75. Find the percentage increase. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

How much did the price increase?

Answer 2

yes but by % and i have to round it to the nearest tenths percent

Answer 3

You know. I could help you a lot better if you would just answer my question.

How much did the price increase?

Answer 4

oh im sorry...0.25

Answer 5

How much was the notebook in the beginning?

Answer 6

3.50

Answer 7

Do you have a calculator?

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

Divide the increase, which is .25 by the original price which is 3.50
What do you get?

Answer 10

14

Answer 11

I got .071429

Answer 12

okay ur right

Answer 13

\[\frac{.25}{3.50}=\]

Answer 14

Now change it to percent by moving the decimal point 2 places to the right.

Answer 15

7.1429%

Answer 16

Now we have to round it to the nearest tenth. 1 is in tenths place. The number to the right of the 1 is a 4. 4 is less than 5 so we will not change the 1 to a 2

Answer 17

7.1% is the percent increase to the nearest tenth.

Answer 18

Thank yu!

Answer 19

yw