What is the percent of change from 8 to 6?

Question

increase or decrease

Answer 1

To find the percent change from 8 to 6, you can use the formula for percent change:

\[ \text{Percent Change} = \frac{\text{New Value} - \text{Old Value}}{\text{Old Value}} \times 100 \]

In this case, the old value is 8 and the new value is 6.

1. Calculate the change: \[ 6 - 8 = -2 \]

2. Use the percent change formula: \[ \text{Percent Change} = \frac{-2}{8} \times 100 = -0.25 \times 100 = -25% \]

Since the result is negative, this indicates a decrease.

Thus, the percent of change from 8 to 6 is a 25% decrease.