Given:
Original or base : 40
New amount : 72

We need to find the difference of the new amount and the original amount

72 - 40 = 32

We then divide the difference by the original amount

32/40 = 0.80

We multiply the quotient by 100%

0.80 x 100% = 80%

The percentage of change is 80%

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3 years ago

A town's employment statistics show that 855 of its residents were unemployed last month. This is a decrease of 25% from the pre

Leona [35]

Decrease of 25% means only 855 people? Okay, so you want to backtrack. If you divide by 25% you’re going to get what it was for a 75% decrease. So divide by .75 instead. 855/.75 = 1140 unemployed residents last month

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1 year ago