At the beginning of the day, the sum of the stocks in the Dow Jones was $10,245.31. At the end of the day, the sum of the stocks in the Dow Jones was $10,165.79. What was the rate of change of the Dow Jones on this particular day?

A. –1.0%
B. 0.8%
C. –1.2%
D. –0.8%

Question

At the beginning of the day, the sum of the stocks in the Dow Jones was $10,245.31. At the end of the day, the sum of the stocks in the Dow Jones was $10,165.79. What was the rate of change of the Dow Jones on this particular day?

 		A.	–1.0%
 		B.	0.8%
 		C.	–1.2%
 		D.	–0.8%

sammixboo · Answer

Okie Dokie! Sorry I didn't reply when I got here, my brother called me.

First find the difference between the original amount, 10,245.31, and the second amount, 10,165.79

So what is

10,245.31 - 10,165.79?

anonymous · Answer

79.52 @sammixboo

sammixboo · Answer

Sorry I was helping a friend.

Yes now you take 79.52 and divide it from the original amount, 10,245.31

So what is 79.52/10,245.31?

anonymous · Answer

i got 0

sammixboo · Answer

You can round the answer to the nearest thousandths

sammixboo · Answer

Ah that's wrong :(

Try again

79.52 / 10,245.31
(use a calculator if needed)

anonymous · Answer

is it 1.0

sammixboo · Answer

No hun.

The answer to 79.52/10,245.31 is about 0.008.

Okay after dividing we take 0.008 and multiply it by 100

So what is 0.008 x 100?

anonymous · Answer

1

sammixboo · Answer

No hun

sammixboo · Answer

Please use a calculator if needed

anonymous · Answer

i am a TI30

sammixboo · Answer

When ever you are multiplying a decimal by 100, you move the decimal point over 2 digits.

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sammixboo · Answer

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