A growing number of colleges are teaming up with banks to issue student ID cards that double as debit cards. There were 51 such partnerships in 2003. This number grew to 127 in 2006. What is the percent of increase?

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A growing number of colleges are teaming up with banks to issue student ID cards that double as debit cards.  There were 51 such partnerships in 2003.  This number grew to 127 in 2006.  What is the percent of increase?

Ms. Sue · Answer

(127 - 51)/51 = ? Multiply the answer by 100 to get the percent.

sam · Answer

5100???