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Lesson 1 of 8 · Table calculation set

Percent change

DI: Tables · for IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT · asked in JIPMAT 2026

The exam method

  1. Estimate before computing. for the largest percent change compare rise/base quickly; compute exactly only the close ones.

Worked examples

Example 3Easy

Salary: 288, 299, 298, 305, 316 for 2000-2004. Which year had the largest percent rise over the previous year?

Example 5Typical

Expenditure of three businessmen in 2018 is 163, 187 and 190 (in ₹10,000). Their combined percent profit is 37%. Total income in ₹ 1,000?

Formulas you need

percent change=new−oldold×100\text{percent change} = \dfrac{\text{new} - \text{old}}{\text{old}} \times 100

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