Percent Flashcards
1
Q
What does percent mean?
A
Per hundred
2
Q
What is a percent?
A
A ratio used to represent parts of a whole where the whole is considered to have 100 parts.
3
Q
What is percent change?
A
The difference between the original and new number over the original number
4
Q
What is percent increase?
A
The percent change for an increase
5
Q
What is percent decrease?
A
The percent change for a decrease
The percent change for a decrease will be negative.
6
Q
What is the base in a percent?
A
The whole is called the base of the percent.
7
Q
What is the equation for percent change?
A
(new-original)/original
