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>>The price of fuel went from $1.90 to $2.25. What is the percentage 
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document.write( "      (percentage of increase expressed as a decimal)×(Original price) =
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document.write( "Let p = the percentage of increase expressed as a decimal
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document.write( "              $1.90 + x·$1.90 = $2.25
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document.write( "                   1.9 + 1.9x = 2.25
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document.write( "                         1.9x = 2.25 - 1.9
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document.write( "                         1.9x = 0.35
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document.write( "                            x = 0.35/1.9 = .1842105263, approximately
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document.write( "              or expressed as a percent, about 18.4%\r
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