Question

74 days to 39 days state whether the percent of change is an increase or decrease

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

decrease

Explanation:

39 is less than 74, so the change is a decrease, both in absolute and relative (percentage) terms.

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The percentage change is ...

(39/74 -1) × 100% = -47.3% . . . . a decrease when the sign is negative