A store which formerly sold peppers at 3 pounds for $2.00 changed the price to 2 pounds for $1.50. If x is the percent increase in the price per pound x=

A) 25%

B) 20%

C) 16 2/3%

D) 12 1/2%

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Myles Bates

Mathematics

17 May, 09:57

A store which formerly sold peppers at 3 pounds for $2.00 changed the price to 2 pounds for $1.50. If x is the percent increase in the price per pound x=

A) 25%

B) 20%

C) 16 2/3%

D) 12 1/2%

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Summer Erickson · Answer 1

D 12½%

Step-by-step explanation:

∆=1.5/2-2/3

=4.5/6-4/6

=0.5/6

∆=0.083 $/lb

X=∆ / (original price) •100

=0.083 / (2/3) •100

=0.1245•100

X=12.45%

A store which formerly sold peppers at 3 pounds for $2.00 changed the price to 2 pounds for $1.50. If x is the percent increase in the price per pound x=A) 25%B) 20%C) 16 2/3%D) 12 1/2%

A store which formerly sold peppers at 3 pounds for $2.00 changed the price to 2 pounds for $1.50. If x is the percent increase in the price per pound x=

A) 25%

B) 20%

C) 16 2/3%

D) 12 1/2%