Percent Increase or Decrease

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What is Percent Increase?

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Percent Increase is the amount that a quantity has increased, expressed as a percentage of the original amount. It is calculated using the formula: ((New Amount - Original Amount) / Original Amount) * 100.

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What is Percent Decrease?

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Percent Decrease is the amount that a quantity has decreased, expressed as a percentage of the original amount. It is calculated using the formula: ((Original Amount - New Amount) / Original Amount) * 100.

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Calculate the percent increase from 400 to 408.

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Percent Increase = ((408 - 400) / 400) * 100 = 2%.

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Calculate the percent decrease from 100 to 81.

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Percent Decrease = ((100 - 81) / 100) * 100 = 19%.

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Calculate the percent decrease from 400 to 364.

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Percent Decrease = ((400 - 364) / 400) * 100 = 9%.

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Calculate the percent increase from 240 to 276.

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Percent Increase = ((276 - 240) / 240) * 100 = 15%.

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Calculate the percent decrease from 450 to 423.

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Percent Decrease = ((450 - 423) / 450) * 100 = 6%.

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What is the formula for calculating percent change?

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Percent Change = ((New Amount - Original Amount) / Original Amount) * 100.

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If the original amount is 200 and the new amount is 250, what is the percent increase?

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Percent Increase = ((250 - 200) / 200) * 100 = 25%.

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If the original amount is 300 and the new amount is 270, what is the percent decrease?

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Percent Decrease = ((300 - 270) / 300) * 100 = 10%.