Item 16 Explain why a change from 20 to 40 is a 100% increase, but a change from 40 to 20 is a 50% decrease. Increasing 20 to 40

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dybincka [34]

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Item 16 Explain why a change from 20 to 40 is a 100% increase, but a change from 40 to 20 is a 50% decrease. Increasing 20 to 40

is the same as increasing 20 by . So, it is a 100% increase. Decreasing 40 to 20

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MAXImum [283] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-27T07:58:03+03:00

MAXImum [283]4 years ago

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Increasing 20 to 40 is the same as increasing 20 by 20 (or itself), so it is a 100% increase. Decreasing 40 to 20 is the same as decreasing 40 by 1/2 or by 20. So it is a 50% increase.

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