Question

the price of gasoline increased by 25% between january and march. if the price per gallon in march was 1.15 what was the price per gallon in january

Answer 1

0.86 ppg

Explanation:

25% of 1.15 = 0.25 × 1.15 = 0.2875

1.15 - 0.2875 = 0.8625