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Iceberg lettuce is grown and shipped to stores for about 50 cents a head, and consumers purchase it for about 110 cents a head. Find the percent increase.The percent increase is _%.
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Iceberg lettuce is grown and shipped to stores for about 50 cents a head, and consumers purchase it for about 110 cents a head. Find the percent increase.The percent increase is _%.

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increment: 110 cent - 50 cents = 60 cents

percent increase:


\frac{60\text{ cents}}{50\text{ cents}}\cdot100=120\text{ \%}

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