(c) Mrs. Dewalt looked at another hotel. She waited a week before she decided to book nights at that hotel, and now the prices have increased. The original price was $1195. The price for the same room and same number of nights is now $2075. What is the percent increase? Round to the nearest whole percent. Explain your answer
74%. The difference between the two prices is $880: $2075 - $1195 = $880. The ratio between the difference and the original price is roughly 0.736: $880 / $1195 = 0.736. Multiplying that quotient by 100 gives us the percent increase: 0.736 x 100 = 73.6%. Rounded to the nearest whole percent, it becomes 74%.
