When Comparing Two Figures Representing Monthly Production Outputs for a Local

question 5

Multiple Choice

When comparing two figures representing monthly production outputs for a local factory, to compute the percentage change you would:

• A) divide the larger figure by the smaller figure
• B) need to know which figure was the largest
• C) divide the smaller figure by the larger figure
• D) need to know which figure represented the earlier month

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