Between 1990 and 2018, the price of an average house in a town increased from $47,000 to $97,000. What is the percent increase (rounded to the nearest whole number) in the average selling price? What is the percent increase for a house that sells for $71,450 and then later for $104,700?   What is the percent increase for a house that sells for $63,000 and then later for $144,000?

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Between 1990 and 2018, the price of an average house in a town increased from $47,000 to $97,000. What is the percent increase (rounded to the nearest whole number) in the average selling price?

What is the percent increase for a house that sells for $71,450 and then later for $104,700?

 

What is the percent increase for a house that sells for $63,000 and then later for $144,000?

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