Multiple Choice

The accounting department of a local firm is updating its travel policy after the IRS increased the deductible mileage rate from 51 cents to 55.5 cents per mile. After calculating that the amount of change is 4.5 cents, a clerk needs to find the percent increase (pp). Which equation correctly represents the translation of the question '4.5 is what percent of 51?' to solve for this increase?

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