Question

7,500 to 8,200

Find a percent of change. Round to the nearest whole percent. State wether the percent of change is an increase or a decrease

Answer 1

The percent of change will be a percentage increase because we go from a smaller number to a larger number. To find a percentage increase, we will use the percentage increase formula:

% increase = final value - original value / original value x 100

Substituting the values in:

% increase = (8,200) - (7,500) / 7,500 x 100, where 8,200 is the new value and 7,500 is the original value.

Simplification after multiplication: 700 / 7,500 x 100

Simplification after division: 0.093 x 100

Simplification after multiplication of 100: 9.333%.

We can round 9.333% down to 9%.