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Question

Find the percentage change, when a number is changed from :
80 to 100

Sum

Solution

Original number = 80
New Number = 100,
Change
= (100 - 80)
= 20
∴ Percentage change (increase)
= `(20)/(80)` x 100
= 25%

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Chapter 7: Percent and Percentage - Exercise 7 (A) [Page 82]

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Selina Concise Mathematics [English] Class 8 ICSE
Chapter 7 Percent and Percentage
Exercise 7 (A) | Q 5.1 | Page 82

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