Problema Solution
Find the absolute change and the percentage change in the following case.
The number of daily news paper in a country was 1868 in 1900 and 1235 in 2010.
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absolute change = new quantity - old quantity
absolute change = 1235 - 1868
absolute change = - 633
percentage change = absolute change/original quantity
percentage change = - 633/1868
percentage change = -0.3389 or - 33.89%