Question

In 2014 the tenants at Jefferson school’s Fall festival Was 650. In 2015 the attendance was 575. What was the percent change in attendance from 2014 to 2015

Answer 1

The percent change in attendance from 2014 to 2015 is 11.54 %

Solution:

Given that,

In 2014 the tenants at Jefferson school’s Fall festival Was 650

In 2015 the attendance was 575

To find: percent change in attendance from 2014 to 2015

Percentage change equals the change in value divided by the absolute value of the original value, multiplied by 100.

$\text {Percent change }=\frac{\text { change in attendance from } 2014 \text { to } 2015}{\text { atendance in } 2014} \times 100$

Change in attendance from 2014 to 2015 = attendance from 2014 - attendance from 2015

Change in attendance from 2014 to 2015 = 650 - 575 = 75

Therefore percentage change is given as:

$\text {Percent change }=\frac{75}{650} \times 100=\frac{7500}{650}=11.54$

Thus the percent change in attendance from 2014 to 2015 is 11.54 %