percent of change

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What is percent of change?

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Percent of change is a way to express the difference between an old value and a new value as a percentage of the old value.

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How do you calculate percent of change?

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

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If the original value is 50 and the new value is 60, what is the percent of change?

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Increase 20%.

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If the original value is 80 and the new value is 52, what is the percent of change?

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35% decrease.

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What does a positive percent of change indicate?

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A positive percent of change indicates an increase in value.

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What does a negative percent of change indicate?

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A negative percent of change indicates a decrease in value.

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If a price goes from $5 to $8, what is the percent increase?

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60% increase.

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If a class size changes from 27 to 30 students, what is the percent of change?

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11% increase.

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If 72 speeding tickets were issued one week and 36 the next week, what is the percent of change?

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50% decrease.

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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.