Tomatoes rose from ₱60 per kilo to ₱90 per kilo after a typhoon. Find the percentage increase.
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Answer: 50 %
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Term 1 · Weeks 1–2 · Earning Money and Percentages
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- Dividing by the new price (90) gives 33%; percentage change uses the original price.
Budget of Work competencies
- gm11.t1.w1.c2
Apply a percentage increase or decrease in various contexts: