SOLUTION: What is the Algebraic Expression for: "the percent change in sales from one month to the next if the monthly sales are s1 and s2 respectively."

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Question 986536: What is the Algebraic Expression for: "the percent change in sales from one month to the next if the monthly sales are s1 and s2 respectively."
Answer by farohw(175) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let P represent percent and S2 - S1 be the amount of change.
The expression would be,

P+=+%28S2+-+S1%29%2FS1