Question

Due to an ice storm, the price of apples increased from $0.69 a pound to $1.59 a pound from one year to the next. What is the percent of increase, rounded to the nearest tenth? A.56.6% B.89.2% C.118.3% D.130.4%

Answer 1

the percent of increase is
(1.59−0.69)÷0.69
=1.304×100=130.4%

It's d