SOLUTION: What is the percentage increase or decrease if there were 65 students and now there are 71 students?

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Question 144257: What is the percentage increase or decrease if there were 65 students and now there are 71 students?
Answer by vleith(2517) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find the percentage change, take the amount of change, divided by the original number and then mutlpy by 100%.
So %28%2871-65%29%2F65%29+%2A+100 = 600%2F65 = 9.23% increase