Question

In the news, you hear “tuition is expected to increase from the current cost of $1,300 to $2,300 over the next ten years.” This represents a ____% increase from the current tuition.Do not include the % sign in your answer. Round answers to two decimal places.

Answer 1

Given:

In the news, you hear “tuition is expected to increase from the current cost of $1,300 to $2,300 over the next ten years.”

Required:

To find the percentage of increase from the current tuition.

Step-by-step explanation:

Now increases amount is

`\begin{gathered} =2300-1300 \\ =1000 \end{gathered}`

The increased amount is $1000.

Now the percentage of increase from the current tuition is

`\begin{gathered} =(1000)/(1300)*100 \\ \\ =76.92\% \end{gathered}`

Final Answer:

This represents a 76.92% increase from the current tuition.