Question

Aloysius finds that the price of his favourite pecan pie has gone up 225% in one year. If the pie now costs $26.00, what did it cost a year ago?

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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Given :

The cost of pecan pie = $ 26.00

Increase in percentage in price = 225%

To find :

The cost of pecan pie a year ago .

Solution :

Let the initial price be X .

then , price after n years = X *  $[ 1 + (225/100) ]^{n}$

then , price after 1 year ( our current year according to the question )

→ 26 = X * ( 325 / 100 )

→ X = ( 26 * 100) / 325

→ X = 8

The cost of pecan pie a year ago was $ 8.00 .