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Ground beef at Giant supermarkets jumped from $0.75 to $0.81 per pound - holy toledo! What is the percent increase in ground beef?
8% increase
The staff at nearby Levain Bakery went from 40 to 29 in the last few weeks as inflation has soared. What is the percent change in the staff?
27.5% decrease
This past weekend, the high temperature was 73°F on Saturday and 58°F on Sunday. What is the percent of change in the high temperature from Saturday to Sunday?
20.5% decrease
In 1990, it cost $4.00 for a student movie ticket. Today, it costs $10.00 for a student movie ticket. Find the percent of increase in the ticket price
150% increase
225 is what percent of 200?
112.5%
While measuring a 5cm line segment in Mr. Fluellen's class, Hayden measured 5.2 cm by mistake. Find the percentage error in measuring the line segment.
4% increase
Four feet are cut from a twelve foot board - what is the percent change in the length of the board?
33.3% decrease
In February 2022, the price of crude oil per barrel was $90.27. In May of 2022, the price is now $105.02. What is the percent increase?
16.3% increase
Maret softball is GOOD. So good that their attendance is starting to skyrocket. There were 134 people in attendance at the game last Friday. This week there were 246 people in attendance at the softball game. What is the percent of change from last week to this week?
83.6% increase
Nina goes CRAZY and orders $25 worth of french fries, and only french fries. If she wants to tip 20%, how much is her tip going to be?
$5
According to the most recent Census in 2020, the population of DC is now 689,545. In 2000, it was 601,723. What was the percent increase in population growth in DC over the past 20 years?
14.6%
Corey moved from a house that is 89 miles away from their workplace to a house that is 51 miles away from their workplace. What is the percent decrease in the distance from their home to their workplace ?
42.7% decrease
In 2014, Action Comics #1, a comic book with the first appearance of Superman, was sold for about $3,200,000. This comic book was originally sold in 1938 for $0.10. What is the percent change in its value since 1938?
3.2 billion percent increase
Stock in Walt Disney went from $26.75 a share to $14.21 a share. What is the percent change in the price of a share of stock in the company?
46.9% decrease
Restaurants mark up ALL of their food. If a restaurant averages a 250% markup and your meal costs the restaurant $20 to produce, how much will you be charged for it?
$70