Percent of Change
Percent Increase/Decrease
Percent Equation
Vocabulary/Finding % of change
100

From 40 apples to 70 apples

What is 75%?

100

$25; 13% increase

What is $28.25?

100

What is the first step in writing a percent increase equation?

What is adding 100% and the percent increase?

100

What is % of change?

What is how much a quantity has changed relative to its original amount? The percent change can be an increase or decrease

200

From 72 pencils to 48 pencils. Round to the nearest percent. 

What is 33%?

200

160 bananas; 20% decrease

What is 128 bananas?

200

What is the first step in writing a percent decrease equation?

What is subtracting 100% and the percent decrease?

200

What is the first step when finding percent of change?

What is finding the difference between the original amount (was) and new amount (is)?

300

John spent $42 on Monday and $72 on Tuesday. What is the percent of change? Increase or decrease? Round to nearest percent.

What is 71% increase? 

300

Frank had $134 in his bank account. His account increased by 37% over the next few weeks. How much money is in his account now? 

What is $183.58?

300

Which equation(s) is the same as the following: c = 1.5t

A) c = t + 0.5

B) c = (1 + 0.50)t

C) c = t + 0.5t

What is B and C?

300

What is the second step when finding percent of change?

What is dividing by the original (was)?

400

The city has a total of 144 trees in an area now. Last year, they had 65 trees in the same area. What is the percent of change? Increase or decrease? Round to the nearest percent.

What is 122% increase?

400

Kate had to travel 500 miles to get to her grandparents house. Her drive home was decrease by 5% because she found a shorter route. How many miles was her drive home?

What is 475 miles?

400

The original price of a pair of sneakers, s, is increased by 15%. Write an expression to represent this situation.

What is 1.15s, s + 0.15s, or (1 + 0.15)s?
400
What is the last step in finding percent of change?

What is changing the decimal into a percent?

500

Sam has $143 in her savings account today, but had $267 in her account yesterday. What is the percent of change in her account? Increase or decrease? Round to the nearest percent.

What is 46% decrease?

500

Peter earned $2,302 in his pay check. After a 25% raise, what will he earn in his next pay check?

What is $2877.50?

500

The number of miles driven this month, m, was decreased by 30%. Write an expression to represent this situation.

What is 0.70m, m - 0.30m, or (1 - 0.30)m ?

500

Will the percent of change always be positive? Why or Why Not?

What is Yes, because you WILL ALWAYS subtract Big #-Small #?

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