Iceberg lettuce is grown and shipped to stores for about 30 cents a head, and consumers purchase it for about 72 cents a head. Find the percent increase.

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Kailey Mccarthy

1 August, 05:27

Iceberg lettuce is grown and shipped to stores for about 30 cents a head, and consumers purchase it for about 72 cents a head. Find the percent increase.

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Shyla Hart · Answer 1

In this question, you divide the number it has increased, by original amount and times it by 100 to get the percent.

In this case, 72-30 = 42

42/30 = 7/5

7/5 x 100 = 140%

I hope this makes sense!