SOLUTION: thrity years ago gasoline cost 30 cents per gallon. Today gasoline averages about $1.65 per gallon. What is the percentage of increase in the cost of gasoline How do i figure

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Question 37972: thrity years ago gasoline cost 30 cents per gallon. Today gasoline averages about $1.65 per gallon. What is the percentage of increase in the cost of gasoline
How do i figure it out?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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165/30=5.5 OR 550% INCREASE FROM 30 TO 165