Two measurements are given. Find the absolute difference and then find the relative difference as a percentage. Assume that the first quantity is the compared value and the second quantity is the reference value. Round answers to the nearest tenth. The population density in country A is 120 people per square mile while country B is 598 people per square mile
To find the absolute difference, we subtract the second quantity from the first quantity:
Difference = 120 - 598 = -478
To find the relative difference as a percentage, we divide the absolute difference by the second quantity and multiply by 100:
Relative Difference = (-478 / 598) * 100 = -79.9%
Rounded to the nearest tenth, the absolute difference is -478 and the relative difference is -79.9%.
To find the absolute difference, subtract the smaller value from the larger value:
Absolute Difference = |Country B - Country A|
= |598 - 120|
= 478
To find the relative difference as a percentage, divide the absolute difference by the reference value (Country A) and multiply by 100:
Relative Difference (%) = (Absolute Difference / Country A) x 100
= (478 / 120) x 100
= 398.3
Rounded to the nearest tenth, the absolute difference is 478 and the relative difference is 398.3%.
To find the absolute difference between two measurements, you subtract the smaller value from the larger value. In this case, the population density in country A is 120 people per square mile, and in country B, it is 598 people per square mile.
Absolute difference = Larger value - Smaller value
Absolute difference = 598 - 120 = 478 people per square mile
So, the absolute difference in population density between country A and country B is 478 people per square mile.
To find the relative difference as a percentage, you divide the absolute difference by the reference value (country B in this case), and then multiply by 100.
Relative difference = (Absolute difference / Reference value) * 100
Relative difference = (478 / 598) * 100 ≈ 79.933
Rounding to the nearest tenth, the relative difference is approximately 79.9%.
Therefore, the absolute difference in population density is 478 people per square mile, and the relative difference is approximately 79.9%.