Question

At the beginning of the day, the sum of the stocks in the Dow Jones was $10,245.31. At the end of the day, the sum of the stocks in the Dow Jones was $10,165.79. What was the rate of change of the Dow Jones on this particular day?

Answer 1

its -0.8%
so it would be c -0.8%

Answer 2

The rate of change was -0.8%.

Step-by-step explanation:

You have to calculate the percent difference:

Percent difference = ((new value - old value)/old value)*100

(($10,165.79-$10,245.31)/10,245.31))*100

=(-79,52/10,245.31)*100

=-0,008*100= -0,8%

According to this, the rate of change of the Dow Jones on this particular day was -0,8%.