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Question 418927: I was hoping you could help me with a problem I encountered in my Algebra Class,
I need to know If something costs $2.36 then gets raised to $2.53 How do you find the percentage of how much it was raised?
Thanks in Advance, Marty B.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2.53-2.36=0.17
0.17/2.36=0.072=7.2%