Question

Find the percent change.
Original: 25
New: 40

Answer 1

so the new number is higher than the original do its a increase

use this procedure\[\frac{ New-orginal }{ orginal }\]:

Answer 2

this gives you a fraction, then convert fraction to decimal,
multiply the decimal by 100 and you have you percent of increase

Answer 3

how do you convert that fraction to a decimal?

Answer 4

divide the top by the bottom number (numerator by the denominator)

Answer 5

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