document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=565534>Question 565534</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if I pay .25 cents for an item and sell it for 35.00 what is the percent increase? I believe 100% would of course be 50 cents. 75 cents would be 1000%? I am confused help please, thank you, lori </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I believe 100% would of course be 50 cents. That's correct.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "75 cents would be 1000%? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's an increase of 50 cents = 200% increase<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you mean 25 cents, and not .25 cents, and $35,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3500/25 = 140 times<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 139 times more<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 13,900% increase<BR>\n" );
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