Question
Say the price of a gallon of milk was raised from
$3.00 to $3.50. What was the percent increase? Round
to the nearest whole percent.
$3.00 to $3.50. What was the percent increase? Round
to the nearest whole percent.
Answers
Ms. Sue
3.5 - 3.0 = 0.5
.5 / 3 = 0.16666 = 17%
.5 / 3 = 0.16666 = 17%