Question

The 1984 movie footloose made $8,556,965 in its opening weekend. The 2011 remake of footloose made $15,556,113 in its opening weekend. What is the absolute and relative change in opening weekend earnings from the original footloose to its remake? Round your answer for relative change to the nearest hundreth of a percent. Do not round until your final answer.

Answer 1

• absolute change: $6,999,148
• relative change: 81.79%

Explanation:

The absolute change is the difference between the earnings numbers:

$15,556,113 -8,556,965 = $6,999,148

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The relative change is the ratio of this difference to the original amount:

$6,999,148/$8,556,965 × 100% ≈ 81.794748% ≈ 81.79%