Percent of Change

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What is Percent of Change?

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Percent of Change is a way to express how much a quantity has increased or decreased in relation to its original amount, calculated as (New Value - Original Value) / Original Value x 100%.

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How do you calculate the percent of change when the price increases?

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Percent of Change = ((New Price - Old Price) / Old Price) x 100%.

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How do you calculate the percent of change when the price decreases?

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Percent of Change = ((Old Price - New Price) / Old Price) x 100%.

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If a ticket price increases from $100 to $120, what is the percent of change?

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20% increase.

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If a movie ticket price decreases from $13 to $9, what is the percent of change?

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31% decrease.

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Convert 11/25 to a percent.

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44%.

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Convert 14/25 to a decimal.

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0.56.

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What is the percent of change if 72 speeding tickets were issued one week and 36 the next week?

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50% 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.