Two Measurements Are Given $14.5 \%$ B) Absolute Difference $- 144,000$ Relative Difference

question 280

Multiple Choice

Two measurements are given. Find the absolute difference and then find the relative difference as a percentage. Assumethat the first quantity is the compared value and the second quantity is the reference value. Round answers to the nearesttenth if necessary.
-In Jose's hometown, there are 243,000 people whose first language is English and 99,000 whose first language is Spanish .

• A) Absolute difference: 144,000
• Relative difference: \(14.5 \%\)
• B) Absolute difference: \(- 144,000\)
• Relative difference: \(- 59.3 \%\)
• C) Absolute difference: 144,000
• Relative difference: \(59.3 \%\)
• D) Absolute difference: 144,000
• Relative difference: \(145.5 \%\)

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