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This document discusses percentage calculations for increases, decreases, population growth, depreciation, and comparisons between amounts. It provides formulas to calculate: 1) The percentage reduction in consumption needed to maintain the same expenditure when a price increases by a certain percentage. 2) The percentage increase in consumption needed to maintain the same expenditure when a price decreases by a certain percentage. 3) The population after a number of years or the population a number of years ago, given the current population and an annual percentage growth rate. 4) The value of a machine after a number of years or the value a number of years ago, given the current value and an annual percentage depreciation rate.

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Percentage

This document discusses percentage calculations for increases, decreases, population growth, depreciation, and comparisons between amounts. It provides formulas to calculate: 1) The percentage reduction in consumption needed to maintain the same expenditure when a price increases by a certain percentage. 2) The percentage increase in consumption needed to maintain the same expenditure when a price decreases by a certain percentage. 3) The population after a number of years or the population a number of years ago, given the current population and an annual percentage growth rate. 4) The value of a machine after a number of years or the value a number of years ago, given the current value and an annual percentage depreciation rate.

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2.

Percentage

Percent means 'out of one hundred


so 15% means 15 out of one hundred.
1. Percentage Increase/Decrease:
If the price of a commodity increases by R%, then the reduction in consumption
so as not to increase the expenditure is:
R
(100 + R)

x 100

If the price of a commodity decreases by R%, then the increase in consumption


so as not to decrease the expenditure is:
R
(100 - R)

x 100

2. Results on Population:
Let the population of a town be P now and suppose it increases at the rate of R%
per annum, then:
1. Population after n years = P

1+

100

P
2. Population n years ago =

1+

100

3. Results on Depreciation:
Let the present value of a machine be P. Suppose it depreciates at the rate of R%
per annum. Then:
1. Value of the machine after n years = P

1-

R n
100

P
2. Value of the machine n years ago =

4.

1-

100

If A is R% more than B, then B is less than A by


. If A is R% less than B, then B is more than A by

R
(100 + R)
R

(100 - R)

x 100

x 100

%.

%.

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