Question

Determine whether each percent of change is an increase or decrease and then find the percent. Round to the nearest whole percent.

1. Start Price: $100 End Price: $59
2. Original: 58 homes New: 152 homes
3. Original: 324 people New: 549 people

Answer 1

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Answer 2

1. Decrease, 41%

2. Increase, 162%

3. Increase, 69%

Explanation:

The percent increase can be given by this formula: % increase = (new - original)/original (if the % increase is negative, that is simply the % decrease). Using this formula on the given numbers yields the above answers.