Percentages are ratios of an amount compared to 100. The percent change of an old to new value is equal to 100% x \({ new - old \over old }\).
The total water usage for a city is 45,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 18% is for personal use and 30% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?
| 5,400 | |
| 500 | |
| 11,550 | |
| 2,700 |