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  • 01-01-2016
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A manager of a sporting goods store raises the price of a basketball from $16 to $18. What is the percent of increase?

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Answer=12.5% increase

  $16      $18
_____= _____
 100%     x%

16x=1800
divide both sides by 16
x=112.5%

100%-112.5%=12.5% increase

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