Question

the price of a cell phone is expected to increase by 165% in september 2015 the current price for a cell phone is $62.80 what is the predicate cost of a cell phone in september 2015

Answer 1

Price increase in September: 165%

Current price: $62.80

To calculate the cost of a cell phone in September 2015, we have to multiply the current price ($62.80) by the price increase percentage in decimal form ( divided by 100).

Mathematically speaking:

62.80 x (165/100=

62.80 x 1.65 = $103.62

The predicate cost of a cell phone in September 2015​ is $103.62