SOLUTION: over these years, the price for each unit of gas increased from 5.5 cents to 7.7 cents a) calculate the percentage increase from 5.5 cents to 7.7 cents

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Question 1154427: over these years, the price for each unit of gas increased from 5.5 cents to 7.7 cents
a) calculate the percentage increase from 5.5 cents to 7.7 cents

Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

the percentage increase =

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