Question

Stock in Company ABC went from $26 a share to $14 a share. What is the percent of increase in the price of a share of stock in the company?

Answer 1

Answer:

-46.1538%

Step-by-step explanation:

$\left(14-26\right)\div26$

Caclulate

$\frac{14-26}{26}$

Calculate the sum or

$\frac{-12}{26}$

Determine the sign

$-\frac{12}{26}$

Cross out the common factor

$-\frac{6}{13}$

Rewrite a fraction as a decimal

$-0.461538$

Multiply a number to both the numerator and the denominator

$-0.461538\times\frac{100}{100}$

Write as a single fraction

$-\frac{0.461538\times100}{100}$

Calculate the product or quotient

$-\frac{46.1538}{100}$

Rewrite a fraction with denominator equals 100 to a percentage

$-46.1538$%

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