Question

The cost of a jacket increased from $50.00 to $57.50. What is the percentage increase of the cost of the jacket?
85%
1.5%
7.5%
15%

Answer 1

@koook

Answer 2

help me

Answer 3

@Haichi @Nnesha

Answer 4

@ilovewolf

Answer 5

@Arthur916

Answer 6

@mathmate

Answer 7

@wio

Answer 8

what do you think the answer is

Answer 9

Increase of decrease of price are calculated with respect to the \(original\) price.
For example, a shirt is listed at 20$, and has increased to 25$.
The increase is (25-20)/20=25%.

Answer 10

but 25 is not one of the answers

Answer 11

@bohotness

Answer 12

yes

Answer 13

@Samara8954
Please!!!!!! do not just read the last line. This is not a text from your friend.
You are studying math, read the whole paragraph that I took time to write.

Answer 14

mathmate means you add and subtract

Answer 15

add and subtract what

Answer 16

@koook

Answer 17

add or subtract

Answer 18

add

Answer 19

the difference is 7.5 so 50*15%= 7.5
15%

Answer 20

so what would be the answer

Answer 21

which one do you think it is

Answer 22

the answer is 15%