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Posted by Cosumer math on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 10:30am.

Your apartment's monthly rent was $300 last year. This year it is $350. What is the rate of inflation, to the nearest tenth percent?

math - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 11:30am
50/300 = 0.166666 = 16.7%

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