The price of a notebook was $3.15 yesterday. Today, the price rose to $3.40 . Find the percentage increase. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
The new price is 3.40 the old price was 3.15 ...the price INCREASED .25 (25 cents)
25 cents is what percentage of 3.15? .25 / 3.15 x 100% = 7.94 percent increase.