Question

Iceberg lettuce is grown and shipped to stores for about 50 cents a head, and consumers purchase it for about 110 cents a head. Find the percent increase.The percent increase is _%.

Answer 1

increment: 110 cent - 50 cents = 60 cents

percent increase:

$\frac{60\text{ cents}}{50\text{ cents}}\cdot100=120\text{ \%}$