The unemployment rate in a district rose from 4.5% to 4.9%. By how many percentage points did it rise?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 0.4 percentage points
- Step 1: A percentage-point change is the plain difference: .
Answer
0.4 percentage points.
Why not the others: 8.9%: that is the relative percentage increase, not the difference in points. 9.4 percentage points: the two rates are added.
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