Percent Change

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What is percent change?

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Percent change is a way to express a change in a quantity as a percentage of the original amount.

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How do you calculate percent increase?

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

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How do you calculate percent decrease?

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Percent decrease = ((Original Value - New 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 increase from 10,000 to 18,500?

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85%.

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If a price increases from $100 to $120, what is the percent change?

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20%.

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What is the percent change in price from $90 to $72?

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20% decrease.

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If enrollment increases from 465 to 525 students, what is the percent increase?

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13%.

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What does a percent change of 0% indicate?

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It indicates that there has been no change in the value.

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What is the formula for finding the new value after a percent increase?

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New Value = Original Value x (1 + Percent Increase/100).