<Dd> 110000 − 100000 100000 = 0.1 = 10% . (\ displaystyle (\ frac (110000 - 100000) (100000)) = 0.1 = 10 \% .) </Dd> <P> It can then be said that the worth of the house went up by 10% . </P> <P> More generally, if V represents the old value and V the new one, </P> <Dl> <Dd> Percentage change = Δ V V 1 = V 2 − V 1 V 1 × 100 . (\ displaystyle (\ text (Percentage change)) = (\ frac (\ Delta V) (V_ (1))) = (\ frac (V_ (2) - V_ (1)) (V_ (1))) \ times 100 .) </Dd> </Dl>

Describe the change as an absolute change in terms of percentage points