0.75 - 0.15 = 0.60
0.60 / 0.15 = 4 = 400%
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The New York Times cost $0.15 in 1970 and $0.75 in 2000. The average
wage in manufacturing was $3.23 per hour in 1970 and $14.32 in 2000.
a. By what percentage did the price of a newspaper rise?
b. By what percentage did the wage rise?
c. In each year, how many minutes does a worker have to work to earn
enough to buy a newspaper?
d. Did workers’ purchasing power in terms of newspaper rise or fall?
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14.32-3.23 = 11.09
11.09 divided by 3.23 = 3.4 multiply by 100 = 350 %
11.09 divided by 3.23 = 3.4 multiply by 100 = 350 %
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