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# When the stock market opened yesterday, the price of a share

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When the stock market opened yesterday, the price of a share of stock X was 10 1/2. When the market closed, the price was 11 1/4. Of the following, which is closest to the percent increase in the price of stock X?

A. 0.5%
B. 1.0%
C. 6.7%
D. 7.1%
E. 7.5%
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15. When the stock market opened yesterday, the price of a share of stock X was . When the market closed, the price was . Of the following, which is closest to the percent increase in the price of stock X?
(A) 0.5%
(B) 1.0%
(C) 6.7%
(D) 7.1%
(E) 7.5%

When the stock market opened yesterday, the price of a share of stock X was 10 1/2. When the market closed, the price was 11 1/4. Of the following, which is closest to the percent increase in the price of stock X?

A. 0.5%
B. 1.0%
C. 6.7%
D. 7.1%
E. 7.5%

General formula for percent increase or decrease, (percent change): $$Percent=\frac{Change}{Original}*100$$.

So, the percent increase in the price of stock X is $$\frac{\frac{45}{4}-\frac{21}{2}}{\frac{21}{2}}*100=\frac{50}{7}%\approx{7.1%}$$.

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When the stock market opened yesterday, the price of a share of stock X was 10 1/2. When the market closed, the price was 11 1/4. Of the following, which is closest to the percent increase in the price of stock X?

A. 0.5%
B. 1.0%
C. 6.7%
D. 7.1%
E. 7.5%

Opening price = $$10.50$$
Closing price = $$11.25$$

Increase in price = $$0.75$$

Percent increase in the price of stock = $$\frac{0.75}{10.50}*100$$

So the answer is (D) 7.14%
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