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An old light bulb uses 60 watts of power, but a new LED bulb uses only 9 watts. What is the percent change?

User Cheknov
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Answer: 85%

Explanation:

Percent of change formula is (old - new / old) * 100

So then you input the numbers

60 - 9

——— *100

60


51

— *100

60

= 0.85(100)

85%


Hope this helps!

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