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Step-by-step explanation:

To find the net increase or decrease percentage when a number is increased by 30%, we can use the formula for percentage change:

\[ \text{Percentage Change} = \left( \frac{\text{Change in Value}}{\text{Original Value}} \right) \times 100\% \]

In this case, the original value is the number itself, and the change in value is the increase of 30%.

When a number is increased by 30%, the new value becomes the original value plus 30% of the original value.

So, if the original number is \( x \), the new value is \( x + 0.30x = 1.30x \).

Now, let's calculate the percentage change:

\[ \text{Percentage Change} = \left( \frac{1.30x - x}{x} \right) \times 100\% \]

\[ \text{Percentage Change} = \left( \frac{0.30x}{x} \right) \times 100\% \]

\[ \text{Percentage Change} = 30\% \]

Therefore, when a number is increased by 30%, the net increase percentage is 30%.

Increasing a number by 30% followed by a decrease of 30% results in a net decrease. The overall change is not a simple

subtraction of the two percentages. Let's consider an example:

* If the original number is 100, a 30% increase makes it 130.

* Decreasing 130 by 30% gives you 91.
There's a net decrease of 9 from the original number (100). This translates to a 9% decrease.

We can use a formula to calculate the net change for any increase (a%) followed by a decrease (b%):

Net change = (a - b - ab/100)%

In this case, a = 30 and b = 30, so the net change is -9%.

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