document.write( "Question 289677: The electricity costs of a business increased from $15,000 one year to $16,000 the next. To the nearest whole percent, what was the rate of increase? \n" ); document.write( "

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(16,000-15,000)/15,000
\n" ); document.write( "1,000/15,000=.066666 or 7% increase. \n" ); document.write( "

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