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Mathematics: Percent increase and decrease

PERCENT INCREASE AND DECREASE

In this module, you can study how to calculate percent increase and decrease.

 

The video above shows a quick method for calculating percent increase or decrease. At the end, she quickly converts the decimal number answer to a percent by moving the decimal point two places to the right. If you're unclear how to do this, see "Converting decimals to percents" under the "Decimals" tab.

 

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HOW TO USE A BASIC CALCULATOR

The video explains how to use basic calculator functions and provides examples.

 

0.00 min      addition (+), subtraction (-), multiply (x), divide (÷)

1.19 min      decimal point
2.43 min      C, CE and backspace
4.19 min      square, square root & fractions
6.17 min      percentage (%)