Percent Increase and Decrease

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What is percent increase?

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Percent increase is the amount that a quantity has grown, expressed as a percentage of the original amount.

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What is percent decrease?

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Percent decrease is the amount that a quantity has shrunk, expressed as a percentage of the original amount.

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How do you calculate percent change?

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

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If the original quantity is 100 and the new quantity is 120, what is the percent increase?

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20% increase.

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If the original quantity is 80 and the new quantity is 60, what is the percent decrease?

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25% decrease.

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What does a percent change of 0% indicate?

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A percent change of 0% indicates that there has been no change in the quantity.

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If a price increases from $50 to $60, what is the percent increase?

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20% increase.

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If a price decreases from $30 to $24, what is the percent decrease?

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20% decrease.

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What is the formula for calculating percent increase?

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

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What is the formula for calculating percent decrease?

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