Say a certain manufacturing industry has 63.1 thousand jobs in 2008, but is expected to decline at an average annual rate of 1.7 thousand jobs per year from 2008 to 2018. Assuming this holds true, what will be this industry’s percent change from 2008 to 2018?

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anonymous · Answer

jobs in 2008 = 63100

total decline in ten years= 1700 x 10 = 17000

so percentage change = (decline/initial jobs) x 100

anonymous · Answer

so i would do 63100/17000 the times that by 100

anonymous · Answer

no (17000/63100) x 100