Question

the cost of an annual tuition at a university increased from 10,500 to 11,300 what is the percent increase in tuition to the nearest tenth of a percent

Answer 1

percent increase
find increase first
10500 to 11300
11300-10500=800
so
percent increase
change/original
origianal=10500
change=800
800/10500=8/105=0.0761
percent means parts out of 100
0.0761/1 times 100/100=7.61/100=7.61%

rond 7.61% to tenth or to 7.6%

7.6%