How Do You Figure Out a Percent of Change?

How Do You Figure Out a Percent of Change?

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Word problems allow you to see the real world uses of math! In this tutorial, learn how to calculate the percent of increase using the percent of change formula.

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Background Tutorials

  • Solving Proportions

  • Percent Basics

      • What's a Percent?What's a Percent?

      What's a Percent?

      Sales tax, tips at restaurants, grades on tests... no matter what you do, you can't run away from percents. So watch this tutorial and see once and for all what percents are all about!

  • Finding Percent of Change

      • What's a Percent of Change?What's a Percent of Change?

      What's a Percent of Change?

      Lots of things in this world change their value such as cars, video games, and computers. When something either increases or decreases in value, it can be useful to know the percent of that change in value. To figure out that percent, you'll need the percent of change formula. Learn it with this tutorial!

  • Evaluating Expressions

      • What is a Variable?What is a Variable?

      What is a Variable?

      You can't do algebra without working with variables, but variables can be confusing. If you've ever wondered what variables are, then this tutorial is for you!

  • Absolute Value

      • What Does Absolute Value Mean?What Does Absolute Value Mean?

      What Does Absolute Value Mean?

      In this tutorial you'll see how you can think of absolute value in a very intuitive way. Let us know if you have any questions about it!

  • Solving Equations by Dividing

Further Exploration

  • Using the Percent Proportion

  • Finding Percent of Change

      • What's a Percent of Change?What's a Percent of Change?

      What's a Percent of Change?

      Lots of things in this world change their value such as cars, video games, and computers. When something either increases or decreases in value, it can be useful to know the percent of that change in value. To figure out that percent, you'll need the percent of change formula. Learn it with this tutorial!