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M F asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 8 years ago

is something used to cost $155 and now costs $246, what percentage increase was that?

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    $246 – $155 = $91

    $91 divide by $155 multiply by 100 is approximately 58.7097 %

  • David
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    155 + 155x = 246

    155x = 91

    x = 91/155

    x = 0.58709677419354838709677419354839

    58.71% increase

  • Laura
    8 years ago

    x = 58.7

    91(difference) = x/100 * 155

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    find the difference between the #s

    divide the difference by original number

    multiply by 100

    i can assure you the guy above me is wrong. up to you to believe or not.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    You need to review basic arithmetic .. and the use of the English language.

  • Reginald
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    58%

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    just under 60%

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    58.72%

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