A restaurant updated the prices of items on their menu. The old price of a veggie sandwich was $6.50. The new price is $8.39. What is the percent increase in the price of the sandwich? Round to the nearest whole percent

Answer 1

To calculate the percent increase in the price of the veggie sandwich, you can follow these steps:

1. Find the difference in price: \[ \text{Difference} = \text{New Price} - \text{Old Price} = 8.39 - 6.50 = 1.89 \]

2. Calculate the percent increase: \[ \text{Percent Increase} = \left( \frac{\text{Difference}}{\text{Old Price}} \right) \times 100 = \left( \frac{1.89}{6.50} \right) \times 100 \]

3. Perform the calculation: \[ \frac{1.89}{6.50} \approx 0.2900 \] \[ \text{Percent Increase} \approx 0.2900 \times 100 \approx 29.00 \]

4. Round to the nearest whole percent: \[ \text{Percent Increase} \approx 29% \]

Therefore, the percent increase in the price of the veggie sandwich is 29%.