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 decrease?

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Percent Decrease = (Original Value - New Value) / Original Value x 100%.

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How do you calculate the percent increase?

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Percent Increase = (New Value - Original Value) / Original Value x 100%.

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Find the percent of change from 48 to 36.

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25% decrease.

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What is the percent decrease from 285 shirts to 114 shirts?

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60% decrease.

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If snowfall increased from 4 inches to 20 inches, what is the percent increase?

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400% increase.

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What does it mean if a value decreases?

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It means the new value is less than the original value.

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What does it mean if a value increases?

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It means the new value is greater than the original value.

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Find the percent of change from 16 meters to 44.2 meters.

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175% increase.

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What is the formula for finding percent of change?

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Percent of Change = (New Value - Original Value) / Original Value x 100%.