Question

Tuition. The tuition at a community college increased from $2,500 to $2,650 per semester. What was the percent of increase in the tuition?​

Answer 1

6%

Explanation:

another way of doing this type of calculation is...

NEW-OLD = 2650-2500 = 150 = .06 = 6%

OLD 2500 2500

Answer 2

6 percent increase

Explanation:

2650 divided by 2500 gives you 1.06 which means if 2500 is 100 percent 2650 would be 106 percent so the answer is a 6 percent increase