Question

A customer's monthly trash collection bill was $24.74. Due to a rate increase, her monthly bill is now $26.86. To the nearest tenth of a percent, by what percent did the amount of the customer's bill increase​

Answer 1

Rounded is 8.6

Explanation:

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Answer 2

8.57%

Explanation:

Find increase:

26.86 - 24.74 = 2.12.

Find percentage:

`(2.12)/(24.74)` = 0.08569118835 = 8.57%