document.write( "Question 454869: The market bought grapes for $0.87 a pound and sold them for $1.15 a pound. What is the percent of increase rounded to the nearest tenth? \n" ); document.write( "
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Difference = 115 - 87 = $0.38
\n" ); document.write( "Use 87 as the base because that's the price to start
\n" ); document.write( "38/87 = 0.43678
\n" ); document.write( "--> 43.7%
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