document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1186468>Question 1186468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alley bought 1 pound of potatoes costing $4 from a local grocery store last week. Her final bill included an additional sales tax of 8%. The next week Alley found that the price for a pound of potatoes had gone up to $6. What is the percentage increase in the cost of a pound of potatoes, including the sales tax?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #817376 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=817376\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From 4*1.08  to 6*1.08;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from 4.32 to 6.48;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Percent Increase, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286.48-4.32%29%2A100%2F4.32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286.48-4.32%29%2A100%2F4.32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  *\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But the tax would have been the same rate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*Half of 4 is 2;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4+2=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50% increase of the cost.\r<BR>\n" );
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