at the beginning of the week a particular stock sold for 29 3/8 per share. at the end of the same week it sold for 31 2/8. what was the amount of inctrease per share?
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1 7/8 divided by 29 3/8 = 15/8 divided by 235/8 = 6.38%
You must be working with a text that's at least 14 years out of date. The stock market changed from fractions to decimals in 1997.