SOLUTION: The percentage of people accessing the internet increased from 65% in 2000 to 81% in 2012. a) Describe the change as an absolute change in terms of percentage points. The percent

Question 1036301: The percentage of people accessing the internet increased from 65% in 2000 to 81% in 2012.
a) Describe the change as an absolute change in terms of percentage points.
The percentage of people accessing the internet increased by how many percentage points?
b) Describe the change as a relative change in terms of a percentage.
The percentage of people accessing the internet increased by how many percentage points?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The percentage of people accessing the internet increased from 65% in 2000 to 81% in 2012.
a) Describe the change as an absolute change in terms of percentage points.
The percentage of people accessing the internet increased by how many percentage points?
Ans:: 81-65 = 16%
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b) Describe the change as a relative change in terms of a percentage.
The percentage of people accessing the internet increased by how many percentage points?
Ans: 16% / 65% = 0.246 = 24.6%
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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