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Peggy earned $20 for each lawn she mowed last summer. This summer, she raised her price to $23 per lawn. What is the percent increase of Peggy’s charges?

Peggy earned $20 for each lawn she mowed last summer. This summer, she raised her-example-1
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Answer:

15 percent

Step-by-step explanation: You will substract the new value from the old value.

23-20

Now you will get the difference between them and divide that by the original amount.

3/20

This will equal 0.15 in which you now multiply by 100

15 percent

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