Answer
175% increase
Work Step by Step
percent increase = $\frac{new amount-original amount}{original amount}$
$\frac{5.5-2}{2}=1.75$
Move the decimal two places to the right.
The percent increase is 175%
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 2 - Solving Equations - 2-10 Change Expressed as a Percent - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 149: 25
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