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Percent of Change

• A percent of change may be an increase or a decrease.
• You can use a proportion to find a percent of change. Here is the formula:
• Amount of Change/Original Amount = Percent of Change/100
• Use these steps to find the percent of change.
1. Find the amount of change
2. Write a proportion.
3. Find cross products
4. Solve for the variable
5. Change decimal into percent