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The price of an item has risen to $387 today. Yesterday it was $180. Find the percentage increase

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Answer:

115%

Explanation:

Given that,

The initial price of an item = $180

The final price of an item = $387

We need to find the percentage increase. It can be calculated as follows :


\%=\frac{\text{Change in price}}{\text{initial price}}* 100

Put all the values,


\%=(387-180)/(180)* 100\\\\=115\%

So, the required percentage increase is 115%.

User Yury Finchenko
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