[Tanniker Smith]

Ah, another state to use in my math class.

"Minnesota had 10 Electoral Votes in 2000. It will have only 9 in 2012. What was the percent of change?"

Real world examples are always much better than that manufactured stuff from the old textbooks.

[steve-b]

Ah, another state to use in my math class.
"Minnesota had 10 Electoral Votes in 2000. It will have only 9 in 2012. What was the percent of change?"

Is that going to followed by an essay question on the importance of specifying whether the pre-change or post-change value is used as the basis for stating a percentage of change?

[Old Professer]

Diez.