SOLUTION: find the absolute and relative change (as a percentage) if the numbers of daily newspapers was 2338 in 1900 and 1317 in 2005

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Question 229233: find the absolute and relative change (as a percentage) if the numbers of daily newspapers was 2338 in 1900 and 1317 in 2005
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(2338-1317)/2338=1021/2338=.4367
Absolute reduction=1,021.
Percentage reduction=(-43.67%)