Question

A laptop computer originally priced at $1,700 now sells for $2,000. What is the percent of increase?The percent increase is=%

Answer 1

% increase in the price can be calculatd as,

`\begin{gathered} =(2000-1700)/(1700)*100 \\ =(300)/(1700)*100 \\ =(3)/(17)*100 \\ =0.176*100 \\ =17.64\text{ \%} \end{gathered}`

Hence, the % increase in the price of alptop is 17.64%