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A shop owner increased the selling price of a shirt from $20 to $26. By what percentage was the price increased?
A shop owner increased the selling price of a shirt from $20 to $26.
We have
Original price given
20
Selling price
26
Difference / change
26 - 20 = 6
Relative change
change / original price = 6 / 20
Change fraction into percent
6 / 20 = 30 / 100 = 30 %
Hence therefore 30% increased.
30%