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What percent change from 53 to 68

User Kiyah
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We will have the following:

First, we find the difference:


68-53=15

Now, we calculate what percentage represents 15 if 53 is the 100%, that is:


x=(15\cdot100)/(53)\Rightarrow x=(1500)/(53)\Rightarrow x\approx28.3

So, the change was of exactly 1500/53 %, that is approximately 28.3%.

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