PERCENT OF CHANGE (INCREASE OR DECREASE)

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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 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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If Gabe scored 70 and then 88, what is the percent increase?

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25.7% increase.

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If the original price is $350 and the new price is $400, what is the percent increase?

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14% increase.

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What is the percent decrease if a scooter's price drops from $65.50 to $52.40?

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20% decrease.

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What is the percent change if a cheeseburger's price goes from $0.79 to $1.00?

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26.58% increase.

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If the number of teachers increases from 24 to 30, what is the percent increase?

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25% increase.

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What does a percent increase indicate?

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A percent increase indicates that the new value is greater than the original value.

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What does a percent decrease indicate?

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A percent decrease indicates that the new value is less than the original value.