Question

The price of a pair of shoes increases from $65 to $81. What is the percent increase to the

nearest percent?

Answer 1

Percent increase = 25%

Explanation:

Given that:

Old price of shoes = $65

New price of shoes = $81

Difference = 81 - 65

Difference = 16

Percent increase =
`(Difference)/(Old\ price)*100`

Percent increase =
`(16)/(65)*100`

Percent increase = 0.246 * 100

Percent increase = 24.6%

Rounding off to nearest whole number

Increase = 25%

Hence,

Percent increase = 25%