Homework Help: Intermediate algebra

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 11:40pm.

if a positive number is increased by 70% and then the result is decreased by 50% what is the overall percentage change

Intermediate algebra - Steve, Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 11:06am
(n*1.70)*.50 = n*.85
so, net change is -15%

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