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( "The sales tax is a fixed percentage of the price, so the percentage increase of the potatoes including sales tax is the same as the percentage increase of the potatoes alone.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simple mental arithmetic shows that the new price of $6 per pound is a 50% increase over the old price of $4 per pound.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 50%<br><BR>\n" );
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