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  • 02-12-2020
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If the price of beef rose from $8.72 per pound to $9.43 per pound, what is the percent of increase? Round to the nearest percent

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samuelonum1
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  • 09-12-2020

Answer:

8.1%

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

given

initial price = $8.72 per pound

final price=  $9.43 per pound

Required

the % increase

Step two:

% increase= (final-initial)/initial*100

substituting we have

[tex]percent- increase= (9.43-8.72)/8.72*100\\\\percent- increase= 0.71/8.72*100\\\\percent- increase= 0.081*100\\\\percent- increase= 8.1%[/tex]

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