document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1131728>Question 1131728</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the percentage change. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary and state whether the change is an increase or a decrease. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From $83 to $60 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #748379 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><B>math_helper(2461)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><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=math_helper><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=748379\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (60-83)/83 = -23/80 = -0.277 --> -27.7% \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The change is a decrease (we have a negative percentage, or, you can simply observe that $60 is less than $83 so it is a decrease)...<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One can say \"$60 is 27.7% less than $83\"<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that is it NOT proper to say \"$83 is 27.7% greater than $60\" because in this statement you'd have to compute how much $23 is as a percentage of $60. <BR>\n" );
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