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

From 40 apples to 70 apples

What is 75%?

100

Find the amount of SIMPLE INTEREST

Principal= 250

Rate= 5%

Time= 20 yrs

$250 Interest

100

When solving for % increase or decrease?

Writing the formula!

100

What is the final amount based on SIMPLE INTEREST

Principal= $500

Rate= 10%

Time= 25 yrs

$1,250 is the final account balance

200

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

What is 33%?

200

Find the final amount of bananas? You start with160 bananas and there is 20% decrease

What is 128 bananas?

200

What is 3.75% of 90?

3.375

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?

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

What is 2.75% of 50?

1.375

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

What is 15% of 67?

10.05

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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