In 2015, an estimated 7,620,000 travel books and 4,660,000 humor books were sold. 2960000 Compare the number of travel books to humor books using absolute change. Write your answer only as a positive or negative number (no units). Compare the number of travel books to humor books using relative change. Write your answer as a percentage rounded to the nearest tenth.
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Answer:Absolute change = 2,960,000Relative change = 63.5%Step-by-step explanation:An absolute change is the simple difference between the two values. In this case, the difference between the number of travel books sold and the number of humor books sold. Absolute change: 7,620,000-4,660,000= 2,960,000A relative change is a comparison between the two values but expressed as a percentage value. Relative change: ((value2-value1)/ value 1 )*100%Relative change: ((7,620,000-4,660,000)/ 4,660,000 )*100%= 63.51%Rounded to the nearest tenth: 63.5%