document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1123918>Question 1123918</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jeremy invested some money in a company's stock. Luckily for Jeremy, the company became very popular and the value of Jeremy's investment this morning is 7 times as large as the value of his investment yesterday morning.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. The value of Jeremy's investment this morning is what percent of the value of his investment yesterday morning?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. By what percent did the value of Jeremy's investment change by from yesterday morning to this morning? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "percent of new value to old value is equal to new value / old value * 100.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in your problem, the new value is 7 and the old value is 1, therefore the percent of new value to old value is 7 / 1 * 100 = 700%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "percent of new value increase to old value is equal to (new value - old value) / old value.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in your problem, the new value is 7 and the old value is 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's an increase of 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the percent increase is 6/1 * 100 = 600%.\r<BR>\n" );
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