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What is the percentage increase/decrease from 5897 to 1262?
Answer: The percentage change is -78.6%.
Let's see how we can calculate this percentage: what is the percentage increase/decrease from 5897 to 1262? Here is a very simple step-by-step guide to find out.
Step 1: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage change}\) = \({Y-X \over X} \cdot 100\%\)
• \(X = 5897\)
• \(Y = 1262\)
• Percentage change calculation = \({1262-5897 \over 5897}\) = \({-4635 \over 5897}\) = \(-0.78599287773444\)
• \(X = 5897\)
• \(Y = 1262\)
• Percentage change calculation = \({1262-5897 \over 5897}\) = \({-4635 \over 5897}\) = \(-0.78599287773444\)
Step 2: A percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
\(-0.786\) = \(-78.6 \over 100 \) = \(-78.6\%\)
\(Answer: \) The percentage change is -78.6%.
\(Answer: \) The percentage change is -78.6%.
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