Question

The price of a notebook has risen to
$3.45 today. Yesterday's price was
$3.20. Find the percentage increase. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

Remember the steps.
1. what is the change in price?
subtract the old price from the new price

Answer 2

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Answer 3

college readiness

Answer 4

2. Now find what percent of the old price is the change
divide the change by the old price and multiply by 100

Answer 5

the answer is

Answer 6

7.2% percent decrease

Answer 7

so its 3.20-3.45

Answer 8

No.
Subtract the old price FROM the new price.
That means new price - old price
3.45 - 3.20

Answer 9

$3.45 is today's price. This is the new price.
$3.20 is yesterday's price. This is the old price.
The change in price is the new price minus the old price.
Change in price = 3.45 - 3.20

Answer 10

What do you get for the change in price?

Answer 11

0.25

Answer 12

Correct.
Now we do step 2 above.
We need to find what percent of 3.20 is 0.25

Answer 13

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Answer 14

To find the percent, we divide the change by the old price and multiply by 100.
What is
\(\dfrac{0.25}{3.20} \times 100 \) ?

Answer 15

Bye

Answer 16

7.8125

Answer 17

Correct.
Now round to nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 18

7.8 thank uu so much guys

Answer 19

7.8% is correct

Answer 20

You're welcome.