Question

Chris buys copies of Sunday's newspaper for $1.50 each. He plans to sell them for $2.20 each. What is the approximate percent increase on each newspaper rounded to the nearest whole number? ​

Answer 1

47 %

Explanation:

from 1.50 to 2.20 there's a 46.67 increase. to the nearest whole number that's 47%

percent increase formula

% increase = 100 x (final - initial) / absolute value of initial