Homework Help: math

Posted by donavan on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 4:55pm.

percentage increase for 2,556,000,000 to 6,279,000,000
do you divide to get percentage or subtract then divide by 2
confused on this one.

math - Ms. Sue, Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 4:59pm
Subtract first.

Then divide the original figure by the difference. Convert the decimal to a percentage.

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