How do you find the percent change from 16 to 56?

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Sid P.
Sep 3, 2016

250% increase or 2.5 times more

Explanation:

The general percentage change formula is:
"%change"=(quantity_"new" - quantity_"original")/(quantity_"original") *100
in this case,
"%change"=(56-16)/16 *100
"%change"=250
So as the quantity is +ve so it is 250% increase or 2.5 times more

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