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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 72 is increased to 117. Find each percent of increase. where necessary, round to the nearest tenth of a percent. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The percents of increase is defined as the amount of increase divided by the original amount.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here, the original amount is 72. And, the amount of increase is 45. So, the percent increase is equal to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45%2F72=0.625=62.5%25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45%2F72=0.625=62.5%25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >%\r<BR>\n" );
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