Jacob noticed that there was a 17 percent increase in the gas prices from the day before. If the gas price the day before was $3.29, what is the approximate price of

gas today?
A $3.85
B $4.12
C $3.12
D $3.46

1 answer

To find the approximate price of gas today, we need to calculate the 17% of yesterday's gas price and then add it to yesterday's price.

17% of $3.29 can be calculated as (17/100) * 3.29 = 0.5583 rounded to the nearest cent.

So the price increase is approximately $0.56.
The approximate gas price today is thus $3.29 + $0.56 = $3.85.

The answer is A: $3.85.