Percentage points vs. percent

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The absolute change in a percentage (24% to 42% is 18 percentage points) versus the relative change ((42−24)/24 = 75%). When an option writes '%' where it means 'percentage points' it is wrong full stop, even when its conclusion happens to be defensible — a true conclusion resting on a false statement is still a false statement.

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