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In summary again, to calculate a percent increase or decrease, start the calculation as if you were going to take MARK D GIN SEL A M the difference using E , but instead of pressing E, press 2NIFI id% Besides the V and [d /4 keys on your calculator for percentage calculations, you will find the very useful functions ipsA , mAFI , and RIMU . Each one of these keys represents a memory register in the calculator. You 1 Example: As the owner of a trucking firm, you recently had wind deflectors installed on the tops of all can store any number in these registers when you are in NORMAL mode. Each register can hold one number. your tractors in an effort to save on fuel costs. Your average mileage jumped from 5.7 miles MU per gallon to 6.2 miles per gallon. By what MAR percentage did you cut your fuel costs? SEL Solution: Before installing the deflectors, fuel for each mile on the road cost you the price of a gallon of gas divided by 5.7. Now each mile only costs you the price of a gallon of gas divided by 6.2. These are the keystrokes: 6.2 ( 1 E 5.7 tEA [2ndo V%I Result: -8.06 Installing the deflectors cut fuel costs by 8.06%. CST However the true utility of these keys is not just in the fact that you can store numbers in them for later use, but in the fact that the numbers in these registers have a special meaning to the calculator. The main function of these keys is to allow you to do some powerful business percentage calculations. The meanings of these keys are as follows: El Cost Selling Price ,gAll Margin [Mu) Mark-Up