Answer:
Percent change in the price of gas is [tex]9.85\%[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Percentage change equals the change in value divided by the absolute value of the original value, multiplied by .
[tex]\text { Percentage Change }=\frac{\Delta V}{\left|V_{1}\right|} \times 100[/tex]
Here
[tex]\Delta V=2.26-2.03\\\\=0.23\$/gallon[/tex]
[tex]V_{1}=2.03\$/gallon[/tex]
The percent change in the price of gas
[tex]=\frac{0.23}{2.03} \times100\\\\=9.85\%[/tex]
Percent change in the price of gas is [tex]9.85\%[/tex]
