Evelyn pays $7,500 for shares in a new company. She sells the shares 10 years later for $24,500. What was her total return on this investment? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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The Total Return on an investment is the relative change in the investment value over a given time period.

Total Return=Ending Value−Initial ValueInitial ValueTotal Return=Ending Value-Initial ValueInitial Value

Evelyn pays $7,500 for shares in a new company. She sells the shares 10 years later for $24,500. What was her total return on this investment? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

The Total Return on Evelyn's investment is     %
 
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