SOLUTION: The manufacturer's price for a tent is $28.50. A camping store that bought the tent sells them for $40.76. What was the percent of increase in the price of the tents?

SOLUTION: The manufacturer's price for a tent is $28.50. A camping store that bought the tent sells them for $40.76. What was the percent of increase in the price of the tents?

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Question 193648: The manufacturer's price for a tent is $28.50. A camping store that bought the tent sells them for $40.76. What was the percent of increase in the price of the tents?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
40.76-28.50=12.26
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12.26/28.50=.4302(100)=43.02% increase
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