document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=251896>Question 251896</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> explain weather a 150% increase or a 150% decrease is possible. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #183602 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=183602\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 150% increase is always possible.  Note that a 150% increase is the same as multiplying by 2.5, not 1.5.  A 150% increase from 100 --> 250, not 150.  Likewise, 4 times faster is 5 times as fast, a distinction that is often lost on writers of textbooks.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you're dealing with objects, a 150% decrease might not be possible.  For example, if you start with 10 apples, you can't have a 150% decrese in the number because you get -5 apples.  It's possible in theoretical things, but can be contradictory in objects, and lead to nonsensical statements.<BR>\n" );
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