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A store increases the price of a sweater from $20 to $22. What is the percent of increase? Answers choices are 0.1, 0.2 , 2 , 9, 10 , 20
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A store increases the price of a sweater from $20 to $22.

What is the percent of increase?

Answers choices are 0.1, 0.2 , 2 , 9, 10 , 20

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The sweater was increased in price by 10 percent.


User Krzysztof Madej
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percent increase : (new number - original number) / (original number)...x 100

(22 - 20) / 20 = 2/20 = 0.1.....0.1 x 100 = 10...so there is a 10% increase
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