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If the cost of a yearly membership in a certain club increased from $199 to $299, what was the approximate percent increase in cost?

A. 33%
B. 50%
C. 66 2/3%
D. 100%
E. 150%


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If the cost of a yearly membership in a certain club increased from $199 to $299, what was the approximate percent increase in cost?

A. 33%
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C. 66 2/3%
D. 100%
E. 150%


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$199 to $299 ≈ $200 to $300

\(\frac{300-200}{200}*100=\) 50%

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Answer is 50% (B option)

199*(100+x)/100=299
(100+x)=29900/199
100+x=150.25
X=50% increase.

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If the cost of a yearly membership in a certain club increased from $199 to $299, what was the approximate percent increase in cost?

A. 33%
B. 50%
C. 66 2/3%
D. 100%
E. 150%
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When I scan the answer choices (ALWAYS scan the answer choices before determining which approach to use), I see that the answer choices are nicely spread apart. This means we can be quite aggressive with our estimation
For more on this, watch the video below

Percent increase = (100)(new value - old value )/(old value)

Percent increase = (100)(299 - 199)/(199) ≈ (100)(300 - 200)/(200)
≈ (100)(100)/(200)
≈ (100)(1)/(2)
≈ 50%

Answer: B

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If the cost of a yearly membership in a certain club increased from $199 to $299, what was the approximate percent increase in cost?

A. 33%
B. 50%
C. 66 2/3%
D. 100%
E. 150%


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Solution:

We can approximate the percent increase as if the cost were increased from $200 to $300. Therefore, we see that the amount of increase is $100, which is a 100/200 = 1/2 = 50% increase from $200.

Answer: B
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