Tuition for an Ohio resident at the Columbus campus of Ohio State University was $4761 in 2001. The tuition increased by 82.3% during the period from 2001 to 2009. Find the increase and the tuition for the 2009-2010 school year. Round the increase to the nearest whole dollar.

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anonymous · Answer

$3,919.30. you turn 82.3 into .823 then multiply by 4761. then it gives you the amount of money it increased

bbb911 · Answer

oh i see what i did wrong i divided .823 by 4761

anonymous · Answer

ahh no its multiplying :) almost there ^.^

bbb911 · Answer

so the increase is 3918 and do i also find the increase for 2009-2010 ?

anonymous · Answer

ok, the tuition is 3918 plus the original price.

anonymous · Answer

i believe your increase is 3918 so you already found it. that is in my opinion though haha

bbb911 · Answer

thank you soo much :)

anonymous · Answer

your very welcome ^.^