The price of a round trip ticket to San Francisco increases from $525.00 to $650.00. To the nearest whole percent, what is the percent of increase?
A) 18%
B) 24%
C) 28%
D) 30%
E) 34%

Respuesta :

B

to calculate percent increase use

[tex]\frac{increase}{original}[/tex] × 100%

increase = $650 - $525 = $125

percent increase = [tex]\frac{125}{525}[/tex] × 100% = 24% → B


Answer:

The answer is B) 24%

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for percentage increase is given as:-

Percentage Increase = ( New Price - Old Price ) /old price * 100

old price = $525

New Price = $650

Percentage Increase = 24%

Hence the price increases by 24%