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An LCO Flat Screen TV at Best Buy increased in price from $900 to $1,200. What was the percent of increase?

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The percent increase is 33.3333333%

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An LCO Flat Screen TV at Best Buy increased in price from $900 to $1,200. What was-example-1
User Phreak Nation
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we can divide the 300 by 900 to get the decimal equivalent of the percentage 300/900 = 1/3 = .33333
multiply that by 100 gives you a percentage of 33.33% increase in mark-up

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