Question

question
five years ago, a certain magazine had 72 pages per issue. today the same magazine has 58 pages. what is the relative
change? (round to the nearest hundredth if needed.)
sorry, thats incorrect. try again?
-0.06
feedback view answer subi
content attribution
previous next

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the absolute change

The formula for absolute change is \( \text{Absolute Change}=\text{New Value}-\text{Old Value} \).
Here, the old value (five - years - ago value) is \( 72 \) and the new value (today's value) is \( 58 \).
So, \( \text{Absolute Change}=58 - 72=-14 \).

Step2: Calculate the relative change

The formula for relative change is \( \text{Relative Change}=\frac{\text{Absolute Change}}{\text{Old Value}} \).
Substitute the values: \( \text{Relative Change}=\frac{- 14}{72}\).
\( \text{Relative Change}\approx - 0.1944\approx - 0.19\) (rounded to the nearest hundredth).

Answer:

\(-0.19\)