Question

Jose and a group of friends bought concert tickets for $257. The booking agency also charged a fee, bringing the total cost to $274.99. The amount of change is $17.99. What is the percent increase in the cost due to the fee?

A.6%
B.7%
C.8%
D.9%

Answer 1

A.6%

B.7%

C.8%

D.9%

Answer 2

So you already know the difference between the new number and original number, so all you have to do now is plug it in to this: Percentage Change=Difference/Original Number x100. So 17.99/257=.07x100 which equals 7%. So B is the correct answer.