Two Measurements Are Given $14.5 \%$ B) Absolute Difference $- 144,000$ Relative Difference

Two measurements are given. Find the absolute difference and then find the relative difference as a percentage. Assumethat the first quantity is the compared value and the second quantity is the reference value. Round answers to the nearesttenth if necessary.
-In Jose's hometown, there are 243,000 people whose first language is English and 99,000 whose first language is Spanish .

A) Absolute difference: 144,000
Relative difference: $14.5 \%$

B) Absolute difference: $- 144,000$
Relative difference: $- 59.3 \%$


C) Absolute difference: 144,000
Relative difference: $59.3 \%$

D) Absolute difference: 144,000

Relative difference: $145.5 \%$