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  • 16-04-2018
  • Mathematics
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The price of oranges went from $.90 per lb to $1.20 per lb in five years. Find the rate of change of the price of oranges.

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MsEHolt MsEHolt
  • 25-04-2018
The rate of change, or percent increase, is 33.3.

The amount of change is 1.20-0.90 = 0.30; divide this by the original amount, 0.90:

0.3/0.9 = 1/3 = 0.333 = 33.3%
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