Question

find percent of change orginal:50 new:80
find percent of change orginal:50 new:80
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Answer 1

The ratio of final to initial is 80/50 which = 1.6. In terms of percents, this means that 80 is 160% of 50. Obviously 100% of 50 is 50, so the percent increase must be the difference between the two, or 60%.