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The 19-unit percent change is -33 %. What is the 12-unit percent change?

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SOLUTION:

Step 1:

In this question, we are given the following:

The 19-unit percent change is -33 %.

What is the 12-unit percent change?

Step 2:

From the question, we can see that:

Let x be the unknown percent change


\begin{gathered} 19\text{ -unit = -33 \%} \\ 12-\text{unit = x} \end{gathered}

Cross-multiply, we have that:


\begin{gathered} -33(12)\text{ = 19 x} \\ \text{Divide both sides by 19, we have that:} \\ \text{ x= }(-33(12))/(19) \\ x\text{ =}(-396)/(19) \\ \text{x = -20.84 \% ( to 2 decimal places)} \end{gathered}

CONCLUSION:

The final answer is -20.84% ( to 2 decimal places)

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