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document.write( "act exam rose from 20.6 in 1990 to 21.0 in 1998. What percent increase was this. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "act exam rose from 20.6 in 1990 to 21.0 in 1998. What percent increase was this.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Calculations and the answer in the post by @consc198 are incorrect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For a correct solution see what follows.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "21.0 - 20.6 = 0.4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.4 divided by 20.6  is  approximately 0.01942.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The percent increase is  1.942%.\r<BR>\n" );
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