SOLUTION: The number of daily newspapers is now 1, 457​, and it was 2,232 in 1900. Express the relative change using a percentage. Use the second given value as the reference value.​ Als

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Question 1203162: The number of daily newspapers is now 1, 457​, and it was 2,232 in 1900. Express the relative change using a percentage. Use the second given value as the reference value.​ Also, write a statement describing the result.
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+current year: The number of daily newspapers is +1461
before, in a year +1900+: The number of daily newspapers was +2238
as you can see, the number of daily newspapers decreased
the relative change:
+1461=2238-%28x%2F100%29+2238
+x=34+268%2F373
+x=34.71849
+x=35
There is a +35% decrease from 1900.