SOLUTION: A company finds that its advertising costs increased from $75,000 to $79,725 in 1 year. What was the rate of increase?

Question 392197: A company finds that its advertising costs increased from $75,000 to $79,725 in 1 year. What was the rate of increase?
Found 2 solutions by edjones, MathLover1:
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
79725-75000=4725
4725/75000=.063
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Ed
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A company finds that its advertising costs increased from $ to $ in 1 year. What was the rate of increase?
find percentage of the increase

%

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