SOLUTION: how do you figure a percent of change?

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Question 219867: how do you figure a percent of change?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1st: find the quantity of change.
Ex:
start: 2
end::: 10
quantity of change = 10-2 = 8
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2nd: divide the quantity of change by the start value:
8/2 = 4 = 400%
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Cheers,
Stan H.