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Do any of yall know how to do this; "Your height last year was 63 inches. Your height this year is 66 inches. By what percent has your height changed? Round your answer (percent) to the nearest whole number."

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Answer:

4.8%

Explanation:

Step one:

given data

previous height= 63in

current height= 66in

Required

% increase

Step two:

% increase= current-previous/previous*100

% increase=66-63/63*100

% increase=3/63*100

% increase=0.048*100

% increase=4.8%

The height increased by 4.8%

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