The final result is a net decrease of 1.44% compared to the original number.When a value undergoes successive percentage changes, the individual percentages do not simply add up to zero. Instead, the second percentage change applies to the newly updated value, not the original baseline.
A number is increased by 12% and then decreased by 12%. The final result is:
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