Question

The price of a cup of coffee was 2.40 yesterday. Today, the price rose to

2.75. Find the percentage increase. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

≈ 14.6%

Explanation:

percentage increase is calculated as

`(increase)/(original)` × 100%

increase = 2.75 - 2.40 = 0.35 , then

percentage increase =
`(0.35)/(2.40)` × 100% ≈ 14.6% ( to the nearest tenth )