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Historical IRS Mileage Rate Documentation

An accounting clerk is updating the company’s travel expense manual to include historical data from the 2011 IRS mileage rate adjustment. The documentation shows that the deductible rate rose from 51{}51 cents to 55.5{}55.5 cents per mile. To finalize the entry, the clerk must provide the percent increase. Based on the standard calculation for this specific scenario, what is the final percent increase, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent?

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