The price of a gallon of unleaded gas has risen to $2.87 today. Yesterday's price was $2.81. Find the percentage increase. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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Zari · Answer

The price has gone up .07.
.07/2.80   x 100 = 2.5% increase

YRJ8498 · Answer

@zari wrote:

The price has gone up .07. .07/2.80 x 100 = 2.5% increase

yea i got 2.5

Vocaloid · Answer

Politely disagree with the previous responses. 2.87 - 2.81 is 0.06 not 0.07. 0.06 increase / 2.81, convert to a percentage.