Question

Why will the percent of change always be represented by a positive number

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Answer 1

It will always be positive because distance can never be negative. No matter how far "backwards" you travel from a point, you are still traveling the same distance from that point, regardless of which direction you are traveling in.

Answer 2

Percent of change ill always be in positive number . As when we take a reference point , all the measurements becoke positive.