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, 24% is for personal use and 34% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?
8,400 | |
15,300 | |
1,600 | |
4,500 |