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The differences in mass don't deal with the proportional aspect of the solutions, making the real results less accurate. The percent was calculated to give the exact difference, along with considering the quantities of solution.

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(final mass - initial mass) / initial mass

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-- Divide the final increased number by the starting number.

-- Subtract '1' .

-- Multiply by 100.

Now you have the percentage increase.

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percent change = (current value - original value) ÷ original value x 100%

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