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What is the percentage increase/decrease from 5873 to 1242?
Answer: The percentage change is -78.85%.
Let's see how we can calculate this percentage: what is the percentage increase/decrease from 5873 to 1242? Here is a very simple step-by-step guide to find out.
Step 1: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage change}\) = \({Y-X \over X} \cdot 100\%\)
• \(X = 5873\)
• \(Y = 1242\)
• Percentage change calculation = \({1242-5873 \over 5873}\) = \({-4631 \over 5873}\) = \(-0.7885237527669\)
• \(X = 5873\)
• \(Y = 1242\)
• Percentage change calculation = \({1242-5873 \over 5873}\) = \({-4631 \over 5873}\) = \(-0.7885237527669\)
Step 2: A percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
\(-0.7885\) = \(-78.85 \over 100 \) = \(-78.85\%\)
\(Answer: \) The percentage change is -78.85%.
\(Answer: \) The percentage change is -78.85%.
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