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Luis bought stock at $69.90. The next day, the price increased $11.65. This new price changed by −3

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% the following day. What was the final stock price, rounded to the nearest cent? Is your answer reasonable? Complete the explanation.

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Answer:The original stock price was $83.60 and it went up by 15.35 so it became $98.95 and then 4.75% of this was then $4.70 so $98.95-4.70=$94.25 so even with the drop in value the stock price still went up by $10.65 so gained significantly in value.

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