document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=69307>Question 69307</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tickets to the Superbowl were selling for $325. When it got closer to the big game ticket prices skyrocketed to $3055. What was the percent of increase </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3055-325 = 2730 (this is the amount of the increase)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2730/325=8.4 (this is the increase factor)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.4= 840/100 = 840% (this is the percent increase)<BR>\n" );
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