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The wholesale cost of a textbook is $12. The cost to the student is $48. What is the percent of increase?
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The wholesale cost of a textbook is $12. The cost to the student is $48. What is the percent of increase?

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The answer is 300% hopefully this helps!

User David Veeneman
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percent increase=increase/original

increase=48-12=36
36/12=3

percent measn parts out of 100
x%=x/100
3=x%
3=x/100
times 100 both sides
300=x

answer is 300%


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