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« on: Wednesday, February 9, 2005, 20:14:50 »
If I start off with £8,407 and it goes down to £6,591, what's the % change?

Merci beaucoup mes amis.
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, February 9, 2005, 20:16:29 »
I got 21.6%, no idea whether my method or result is right though. :?
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, February 9, 2005, 20:23:54 »
Yeah looks good to me. Cheeearse
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, February 9, 2005, 20:23:59 »
thats right  ( I think)
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, February 9, 2005, 20:27:02 »
Do you want the method I used?
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, February 9, 2005, 20:27:36 »
Yeah cheers cos I got a couple more sums to do.
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, February 9, 2005, 20:29:54 »
8407-6591=1816

1816/8407=0.216

0.216x100=21.6

Think thats right...
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, February 9, 2005, 20:41:58 »
it's correct. you could also do it this way:

6591/8407= 0.784

1-0.784 = 0.216 or 21.6 %
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