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The price of a gallon of unleaded gas was $2.80 yesterday. Today, the price rose to $2.87 . Find the percentage increase. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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Earlier price is 2.80
Current price is 2.87

Increment is
2.87 - 2.80
0.07

Increment percentage is
(0.07 / 2.80) * 100
2.5 %
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