Homework Help: 9th

Posted by michelle on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 7:31pm.

The electricity costs of a business increased from $18,000 one year to $19,000 the next.
To the nearest whole percent, what was the rate of increase?

9th - Ms. Sue, Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 7:34pm
1,000 / 18,000 = = 0.0555555556 = 5.6% = 6%

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