Question

what is the percent change of 40 to 25

Answer 1

Solution

For this case we can use this formula:

$\text{Change}=\frac{\text{Old}-\text{New}}{\text{Old}}\cdot100$

And for this case:

Old = 40

New = 25

Replacing we got:

$\text{Change}=\frac{40-25}{40}\cdot100=37.5$