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%