Question

Identify the percent of change as an increase or a decrease. 54 to 38 Increase Decrease Question 2 Find the percent of change. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary. %

Answer 1

Answer: 29.6% increase

Explanation:

Percent of change is calculated by

(old number - new number) / old number x 100

54 - 38/54 ×100

= 16/54 × 100

=29.6%

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Answer 2

decrease of 29.6%

Explanation:

The percentage change can be calculated as ...

percent change = ((new value)/(old value) -1) × 100%

= (38/54 -1) × 100%

= -0.2963 × 100%

= -29.6% . . . . . . . . . negative means decrease

54 to 38 is a decrease of 29.6%.