Question

Find the absolute change and the relative change in the following case.

The number of daily newspapers in a country decreased from 2271 in 1900 to 1218 in 2010.

The absolute change is _____
(Simplify your answer. Type an integer or a decimal.)

Answer 1

-868

Explanation:

-Absolute change is simply defined as the number by which a change has occurred.

-We therefore determine the difference between the two years by subtracting the new value from the old or reference value