The price of an item was $180. Today the price rose to $261. What’s the percentage increase

Question

The price of an item was $180. Today the price rose to $261. What’s the percentage increase

Answer 1

Greetings! Lets solve this shall we ?

So, we must find out the percent increase such that the formula of it yields,

(New - Original) / Original * 100 such that

(261-180) / 180 * 100

81 / 180 * 100

0.81(100) = 81% increase

I hope this helped!