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What is the percentage increase/decrease from 5978 to 838?
Answer: The percentage change is -85.98%.
Let's see how we can calculate this percentage: what is the percentage increase/decrease from 5978 to 838? Here is a very simple step-by-step guide to find out.
Step 1: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage change}\) = \({Y-X \over X} \cdot 100\%\)
• \(X = 5978\)
• \(Y = 838\)
• Percentage change calculation = \({838-5978 \over 5978}\) = \({-5140 \over 5978}\) = \(-0.85981933757109\)
• \(X = 5978\)
• \(Y = 838\)
• Percentage change calculation = \({838-5978 \over 5978}\) = \({-5140 \over 5978}\) = \(-0.85981933757109\)
Step 2: A percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
\(-0.8598\) = \(-85.98 \over 100 \) = \(-85.98\%\)
\(Answer: \) The percentage change is -85.98%.
\(Answer: \) The percentage change is -85.98%.
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