SOLUTION: The price of a cup of coffee was $2.20 yesterday. Today, the price rose to 2.55 Find the percentage increase. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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Question 232467: The price of a cup of coffee was $2.20 yesterday. Today, the price rose to 2.55 Find the percentage increase. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
Answer by rfer(2688) About Me  (Show Source):
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amount of increase is 0.35
0.35/2.20=0.159 or 15.9% increase