A landscape contractor estimated that materials, shrubs, saplings, and labor for a job would cost $5,385. An estimate 1 year later for the same job was $7,808, due to inflation. Find the percent of increase due to inflation to the nearest whole number.

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So to find percentage you would do the new number minus the old number
7,808-5,385 and you would get 2423
Then you would divide 2423 by the original number (5385) then multiply by 100
2423/5385 (100) to get your percent c: