A price rises from \40\. What is the percent increase?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. 25%

  1. Step 1: Find the absolute change in price: .
  2. Step 2: Divide the change by the original price () and convert to percentage: .
Answer
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Why not the others: results from dividing the increase by the new price () instead of the initial price.

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