Question

What is the percent change for 72 paper clips to 63 paper clips, and what would it be rounded to the nearest tenth? Please Answer.

Answer 1

72-63=9

9/72=13%

13% IS .13 SO TENTH IS .1

I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE TENTH

Answer 2

Answer:

-12.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

To get percentage change, we use the formula:

Percentage change = $\frac{new-old}{old}*100$

Here,

the new value is the later value of 63 and the old value is the first value of 72

Plugging in the values in the formula gives us:

Percentage change = $\frac{new-old}{old}*100\\=\frac{63-72}{72}*100\\=\frac{-9}{72}*100\\=-0.125*100=-12.5$

The percent change is 12.5% (we can also say that it is a decrease of 12.5% since negative)