SOLUTION: What is the percent change original number 85 new number 90

Question 1059765: What is the percent change original number 85 new number 90
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The absolute change is
new value - original value = 90 - 85 = 5
As a fraction of the original value, the change is
,
and
So we can say that the percent change is 5.88%.
That is approximate, because 85 does not divide 5 evenly.
We could continue the division to get more decimal digits, or we found round to 5.9%.
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