Question

Find the percent change from 70 to 56

Answer 1

It would be: (56-70) / 70 × 100
⇒-14/70 × 100
⇒-1/5 × 100
⇒-20%

So, percentage change would be -20%.
[-ve sign means, number is decreasing ]

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

80 is the percent change from 70 to 56