SOLUTION: The rhinelander daily news March 14 2007 issue, ran a story on rising gas prices. last week, gas was selling for $1.99 a gallon and the world looked rosy. Not so now. The price of

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Question 330241: The rhinelander daily news March 14 2007 issue, ran a story on rising gas prices. last week, gas was selling for $1.99 a gallon and the world looked rosy. Not so now. The price of a gallon of regular unleaded nosed up to $2.24. What was the percent increase? Round to the nearest hundredth percent.
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P=%28%282.24-1.99%29%2F1.99%29%2A100=12.56
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12.56% increase.