The price of a gallon of unleaded gas has risen to today $2.90 . Yesterday's price was $2.83

Question

Find the percentage increase. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

2.83 to 2.9 is an increase of $0.07 or 7 cents

.07/2.83 = about 0.0247 = 2.5% rounded off to nearest 1/10th of a percent

the gas price rose 2.5%