The price of gasoline dropped from $2.76 to $2.44 after the holidays. Find the absolute and relative change in the price of gas.

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Answer:

The relative change is -13.11% and absolute change is $0.32

Step-by-step explanation:

Relative Change:

Given

Initial Value = $2.76

Final Value = $2.44

Relative change is given by the formula:

[tex]Relative\ change= \frac{Final\ value-Initial\ Value}{Initial\ Value} * 100[/tex]

Putting the values

[tex]Relative\ change = \frac{2.44-2.76}{2.44} * 100\\=\frac{-0.32}{2.44} * 100\\=-0.1311*100\\=-13.11\%[/tex]

Absolute Change:

Absolute change is given by:

[tex]Absolute\ Change = |Final\ Value - Initial\ Value|\\= |2.44-2.76|\\= |-0.32|\\= 0.32[/tex]

Hence,

The relative change is -13.11% and absolute change is $0.32