Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences (14th Edition)
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Chapter A.1, Problem 47E
Gasoline prices. If the price per gallon of gas jumped from $4.25 to $4.37, what was the percentage increase? (Round to one decimal place).
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Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences (14th Edition)
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