Last year, a property manager bought five identical snow shovels and six identical bags of salt. The total cost of the snow shovels was $172.50, before tax, and each bag of salt: cost $6.20, before tax. This year, the property manager bought two identical snow shovels and four identical bags of salt. The total cost of the snow shovels was $70.38, before tax, and the total cost of the bags of salt was $26.04, before tax. Determine the item with the greatest percent increase in the price from last year to this year. Be sure to include the percent increase of this item to the nearest percent.

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Last year, a property manager bought five identical snow shovels and six identical bags
of salt. The total cost of the snow shovels was $172.50, before tax, and each bag of salt
cost $6.20, before tax.
This year, the property manager bought two identical snow shovels and four identical
bags of salt. The total cost of the snow shovels was $70.38, before tax, and the total
cost of the bags of salt was $26.04, before tax.
Determine the item with the greatest percent increase in the price from last year to
this year. Be sure to include the percent increase of this item to the nearest percent.
Show your work.
Transcribed Image Text:Last year, a property manager bought five identical snow shovels and six identical bags of salt. The total cost of the snow shovels was $172.50, before tax, and each bag of salt cost $6.20, before tax. This year, the property manager bought two identical snow shovels and four identical bags of salt. The total cost of the snow shovels was $70.38, before tax, and the total cost of the bags of salt was $26.04, before tax. Determine the item with the greatest percent increase in the price from last year to this year. Be sure to include the percent increase of this item to the nearest percent. Show your work.
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Total cost of five shovels last year = $172.50

Cost of each bag of salt last year = $6.20

Total cost of two shovels this year = $70.38

Total cost of four bags of salt this year = $26.04

Cost of one shovels last year=Total cost of five shovelsNumber ofshovels=172.505=$34.5

Cost of one shovels this year=Total cost of two shovelsNumber ofshovels=70.382=$35.19

Cost of one bag of salt this year=Total cost of bags of saltsNumber of bags of salt=26.044=$6.51

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