document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195606>Question 1195606</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The value of a car dropped from $37,000 to $34,300 over the last year. Determine the absolute and relative change in this sitation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Absolute Change: This car's value decreased by $<BR>\n" );
document.write( " last year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round your answer to the nearest dollar.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Relative Change: This car's value decreased by <BR>\n" );
document.write( "% last year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #828340 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=828340\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It decreased by $2700 last year, nothing fancy, subtract<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The relative change is decrease (2700) divided by the original amount, (37000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and that is 7.3%<BR>\n" );
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