Mrs. carothers is considering reserving a room at the hotel indigo for a trip to see a show at the fox theater. the hotel indigo charges $717 for a 3 night stay. mrs. carothers 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 and show your work.

(a)   Mrs. Carothers 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 the same number of nights is now $2075. What is the percent increase? Round to the nearest whole percent. Explain and Show your work.

the answer is b: 18

step-by-step explanation:

use the pythagorean theorem to .

a^2+b^2=c^2

plug 18 for "r"

the 2 legs are 18 and 24

18^2+24^2=c^2

324+576=c^2

900=c^2

c=30

30-12=18

18 is the radius

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