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A store marks up an item from $50 to $100. a. What is the percentage increase? b. $100 is what percentage of $50?
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A store marks up an item from $50 to $100.

a. What is the percentage increase?

b. $100 is what percentage of $50?

A store marks up an item from $50 to $100. a. What is the percentage increase? b. $100 is-example-1
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a.) Half of 100 is 50. So that means that the percentage increase is 50%.
b.) Same as a,
100%/x% = 100/50
(100/x)*x = (100/50)*x Multiply both sides by x
100 = 2*x
100/2 = x
50 = x
x= 50

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A) it is a 100% increase

B) 200% of $50
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