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How do you find the percent of change when 27 is increased to 53?

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Nov 8, 2016

The percent of change is approximately $96.3$ $96.3$ .

Explanation:

The amount of change is $53 - 27 = 26$ $53-27=26$

Therefore the percent of change from $27$ $27$ can be expressed as:

$27 \times \frac{x}{100} = 26$ $27xxx/100=26$

Multiply both sides by $\frac{100}{27}$ $100/27$ .

$x = 26 \times \frac{100}{27}$ $x=26xx100/27$

$x = \frac{2600}{27}$ $x=2600/27$

$x = 96.296$ $x=96.296$

Nov 8, 2016

$96.3 %$ $96.3%$ increase

Explanation:

Any change can be given as a percent change from the starting value. The change is sometimes an increase and sometimes a decrease... the method remains the same.

Use the method: $percent change = \frac{change}{original value} \times 100 %$ $"percent change" = ("change")/("original value") xx 100%$

In this case the change is an increase. $27 \to 53$ $27 to 53$

The amount of change = $53 - 27 = 26$ $53-27 = 26$

Percent change = $\frac{26}{27} \times 100 %$ $26/27 xx100%" "$ multiply by 100. % for answer

$= 96.296 %$ $= 96.296%$

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