document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=541048>Question 541048</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you find the increase or decrease between two number in percent?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for example: original amount:1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             new amount:1725\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the question asked me to find the percent of increase or decrease. what should i do for this problem? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "for example: original amount:1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "new amount:1725 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "increase from 1500 to 1725<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity increase: 1725-1500 = 225<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "% increase: 225/1500 = 0.15 = 15%<BR>\n" );
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