625 decreased to 125
a.
The absolute change = | final value - initil value |
= |125 - 625| = 500
The absolute change is 500
b.
The percentage change:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{ \%change = }\frac{\text{ final value - initia value }}{\text{ initia}}\text{ x 100} \\ \text{ = }\frac{125-625}{625}\text{ x 100} \\ -\frac{500}{625}\text{ x 100} \\ =-80\text{\%} \end{gathered}[/tex]
