document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1165367>Question 1165367</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> directions; describe each of the following changes in two ways; as an absolute change in terms of percentage points and as a relative change in terms of a percentage<BR>\n" );
document.write( "question; the percentage of republicans in the house of representatives from 40.9% in 2010 to 55.3% in 2016 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #789860 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=789860\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Absolute change was 14.4%, the last-the first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The relative change is (last-first)/first, the basic approach to percentage increase or decrease, the change divided by the original amount, or where one started.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is 14.4%/40.9%=35.2% </SPAN>\n" );
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