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Question 263264: A number increases by 40%, then decreases by 50%. What is the percent change from the original number to the final number? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A number increases by 40%, then decreases by 50%. What is the percent change from the original number to the final number?
Let the number be x
It increase by 40%
So it becomes 1.4x
50%0f 1.4x= 0.7x
The percentage change will be 30.
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