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What is percent change?

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Percent change is a way to express a change in value as a percentage of the original value. It is calculated using the formula: ((new value - old value) / old value) x 100.

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How do you calculate percent increase?

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To calculate percent increase, use the formula: ((new value - old value) / old value) x 100. If the result is positive, it indicates an increase.

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How do you calculate percent decrease?

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To calculate percent decrease, use the formula: ((old value - new value) / old value) x 100. If the result is positive, it indicates a decrease.

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What is the formula for percent error?

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Percent error is calculated using the formula: (|estimated value - actual value| / actual value) x 100.

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If a value increases from 50 to 75, what is the percent change?

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The percent change is 50% increase, calculated as ((75 - 50) / 50) x 100.

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If a temperature drops from 90 degrees to 72 degrees, what is the percent change?

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The percent change is 20% decrease, calculated as ((90 - 72) / 90) x 100.

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What does a percent error of 10% indicate?

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A percent error of 10% indicates that the estimated value is 10% away from the actual value.

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Calculate the percent change from 200 to 150.

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The percent change is 25% decrease, calculated as ((200 - 150) / 200) x 100.

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Calculate the percent change from 60 to 90.

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The percent change is 50% increase, calculated as ((90 - 60) / 60) x 100.

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What is the percent error if the estimated value is 30 and the actual value is 25?

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The percent error is 20%, calculated as (|30 - 25| / 25) x 100.