Each year, Terrell buys a plane ticket to visit his grandmother for a week. Last year, he paid $130. This year, he paid $140. What was the percent increase in the cost of his plane ticket? Show your work.

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anonymous · Answer

%increase = difference/ original

anonymous · Answer

@Faman39 Please show me if you understand it?

faman39 · Answer

Nope still couldnt understand :(

baldymcgee6 · Answer

okay, what @Chlorophyll is saying is...

%increase = (difference/ original) * 100

difference: the difference between the two prices. 140-130 = 
original: the original price paid for the plane ticket. $130

What part of this do you not understand?

faman39 · Answer

after subtracting what do we need to do ?

baldymcgee6 · Answer

We need to use our formula
%increase = (difference/ original) * 100

faman39 · Answer

130/10? is it like this?

faman39 · Answer

I guess not, i m sorry guys

faman39 · Answer

:(

anonymous · Answer

difference/ original . 
= (140-130 ) / 130

baldymcgee6 · Answer

$$\LARGE \color{blue} {\%increase = \frac{ difference }{ original }}$$

baldymcgee6 · Answer

Make sure you put the difference ontop. :)

faman39 · Answer

7.6923?

anonymous · Answer

Then multiply the result for 100 to get the %increase :)

anonymous · Answer

@baldymcgee6 Thanks for making the formula colorful enjoyable to be @Faman39 memorized

faman39 · Answer

7692.30?

anonymous · Answer

Sorry, 10 * 100 / 130  = 100/ 13 = 7.69%

faman39 · Answer

Thank you guys :( sorry for giving so much trouble, i m so sorry guys, i didnt want to trouble  , but i m so dumbest person, thats y, i couldnt get anything