Question

Identify the percent of change as an increase or a decrease.

Answer 1

The percent of change in the number of points from 9 to 4 represents a decrease.

Using the parameters given for our Calculation;

• Initil value = 9 points
• New value = 4 points

To consider the change we take the difference between the New and Initial value

• 4 - 9 = -5

Since the result is negative, the change represents a decrease .

We can obtain the percentage decrease thus ;

5 / 9 × 100% = 55.56%

This represents a decrease by 55.5%

Complete Question:

Identify the percent of change as an increase or a decrease. 9 points to 4 points. a. increase b. decrease