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the price of a cup of coffee has risen to $2.75 today. yesterday's price was $2.40. find the percentage increase. round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.​

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To find the percentage increase in price from yesterday's price to today's price, we can use the following formula:

Percentage Increase = ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value) x 100

Plugging in the given values, we get:

Percentage Increase = ((2.75 - 2.40) / 2.40) x 100

Percentage Increase = (0.35 / 2.40) x 100

Percentage Increase = 0.1458 x 100

Percentage Increase = 14.58%

Therefore, the percentage increase in price from yesterday's price to today's price is 14.58%, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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