The percentage of people accessing the Internet increased from 68% in 2000 to 89

Question

The percentage of people accessing the Internet

increased

from

68%

in 2000 to

89%

in 2012. Complete parts (a) and (b) below.

a. Describe the change as an absolute change in terms of percentage points.

The percentage of people accessing the Internet

increased

by

21

percentage points.

(Type an integer or a decimal.)

b. Describe the change as a relative change in terms of a percentage.

The percentage of people accessing the Internet

increased

by

_____%.

(Type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.)

Explanation / Answer

a. As the first question is simple where you have to describe the change as an absolute change in terms of percentage points.

Since the change in absolute terms is = 89-68 =21% points which you have written correctly.

b. For the 2nd question you need to find the % increase from 68 to 89 and that van be calculated as

= Increase in % points / Base percentage on which the increase comes *100 = 21/68 *100= 30.88%

so.,

Describe the change as a relative change in terms of a percentage.

The percentage of people accessing the Internet

increased

by

___30.88%__%.

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