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Which of the following scenarios represents the

greatest percent change?

A. A student grew from 60 inches to 66 inches in height.

B.A board that measures 17 inches is cut and now measures 11 inches.

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The answer is b..hope this helps
User Chuck Hardt
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Answer:

B

Explanation:

Okay so let's see the percentage for A first. 60/10 = 6. So 10% = 6

A had grown by 10%

Now lets analyze b. 17/3.4 = 5. So 5 is roughly a little less than 32%. Definitely B.

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