Arnold K H Tan's answer to Kathy's Secondary 4 E Maths Singapore question.

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Arnold K H Tan
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Note that negative percentage value indicates a decrease.
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
4 years ago
More accurate is

Percentage change
= ...
= -87.5%

rather than

percentage decrease
= ...
= -87.5%
Arnold K H Tan
Arnold K H Tan
4 years ago
True that. Thus, in terms of percentage change, a negative sign indicates a percentage decrease. Positive sign a percentage increase.