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The price of a cup of coffee was $2.45 yesterday. Today, the price rose to $2.80. Find the percentage increase. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

User Vhoang
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Answer:

The answer is 14.3%

Explanation:

User Fhtagn
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we have that
2.45----------------- > 100%
2.80------------------X
x=2.80*100/2.45=114.29
114.29-100=14.29%-- >14%

the answer is 14%
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