The attendance at a seminar in year 1 was 500 In Year 2 , the attendance changed by 100 What was the percent change in attendance?
Answer
A
The percent change was 40 percent .
B
The percent change was 0 point 2 percent .
C
The percent change was 0 point 4 percent .
D
The percent change was 20 percent .
Explanation
Percent change is the amount of change divided by the original attendance, multiplied by 100. Here, 100 ÷ 500 × 100 = 20%, so the percent change was 20 percent.
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