OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §6.2 Solve General Applications of Percent · Try It 20 · Algebra · Algebra word problems

Solve General Applications of Percent · Try It 20

In $1995,$ the standard bus fare in Chicago was $\$ \text{1}.\text{50}. $I n$ 2008, $t h es t an d a r d b u s f a r e w a s$ $\text{2}.\text{25}.$ Find the percent increase. (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.)

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