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CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME ASAP PLEASE!!!

Find the percent of change.
Round to the nearest percent.
Original: 13.7
New: 40.2
Include a percent sign in your answer.​

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It is a 293% increase.

What percent of 13.7 is 40.2?

40.2/13.7 = 2.9343

Convert to a percent:

2.9349 * 100 = 293.43%

Because 43 is less than 50, we round the percent down to 293%.

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