Percent Change

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What is percent change?

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Percent change is a measure of how much a quantity has increased or decreased relative to its original value, expressed as a percentage.

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How do you calculate percent change?

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Percent change = ((New Value - Original Value) / Original Value) x 100.

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What is the percent change when 2 out of 25 students are absent?

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8%.

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What is the percent decrease from $80 to $64?

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20%.

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If John grew from 4 feet 11 inches to 5 feet 2 inches, what is his percent increase?

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5%.

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How do you find the percent increase?

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Percent increase = ((New Value - Original Value) / Original Value) x 100.

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What is the percent increase from $5 to $8?

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60%.

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What is the percent decrease when Mary's time decreased from 30 minutes to 24 minutes?

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20%.

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What does a percent increase indicate?

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A percent increase indicates how much a value has grown compared to its original amount.

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What does a percent decrease indicate?

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A percent decrease indicates how much a value has shrunk compared to its original amount.