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In the past you paid $800$800 per month to rent your apartment. You now pay $900$900 per month for your rent. What is the percent increase in your rent?

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the persent increase is 200%
Calculate the rent increase:  It's $900-$800 = $100.

Now divide this increase by the original rent:

$100
------- = 1/8, or 0.125.
$800

Mult. this by 100%, we get 12.5% (answer)