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 10,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 23% is for personal use and 54% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?
| 3,000 | |
| 3,500 | |
| 2,000 | |
| 3,100 |