Question

Tell whether the percent change is an increase or decrease. Then find the percent change. Round to the nearest percent.

Original Amount
50
New Amount
37
Is the percent change an increase or a decrease?
Decrease
Increase
The percent change is 13%.
(Round to the nearest whole number as needed.)

Answer 1

The percent change is a decrease.
The formula for percent change is the new value minus the original value divided by the original value times 100.
Percent change= y2-y1/y2 x 100
y1 is the original value and y2 is the new value.
So it would be:
37-50/50 x 100=
-13/50 x 100=
-0.26 x 100=
-26%
-26% means a 26% decrease.
Hope this helps