The price of a stock has decreased by 75% since the year 2000. How many percent should the stock price increase in order to gain the same value as in the year 2000?
Choose the correct choice:
A) 300%  B) 30%  C) 75%  D) 150%  E) 25%
Let P be the price of the stock in the year 2000.   Now the stock price is 0.25P   The price needs to increase 0.75P   0.75P/0.25P = 300%   The answer is 300%.
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The price of a stock has decreased by 75% since the year 2000. How many percent should the stock price increase in order to gain the same value as in the year 2000?