Terms
Is it Increase or Decrease?
Percent Increase
Percent Decrease
Word Problems
100
Percent of _______ tells what percent the amount of increase is of the original number
What is Increase
100
Original $450 New $490
What is Increase
100
Original price $0.50 New price $0.65
What is 30%
100
Original weight 180lb New weight 162lb
What is 10%
100
Last year monique's rent was $460/mo. This year her rent increased to $506. What is the percent of increase in her rent?
What is 10%
200
Percent of ______ tells what percent the amount of decrease is of the original number
What is Decrease
200
Original $220 New $170
What is Decrease
200
Original weight 110lb New weight 132lb
What is 20%
200
Original airfare $340 New airfare $255
What is 25%
200
Lance bought a used car for $5500. He sells it two years later for $2475. What is the percent of decrease?
What is 55%
300
When finding the difference you always subtract the _______value from the ______value.
What is Smaller/Larger
300
Original $4450 New $4850
What is Increase
300
Original number 70 New number 98
What is 40%
300
Original enrollment 360 New enrollment 342
What is 5%
300
The Jacksons bought a house for $145,000 for years ago. They sell the house this year for $174,000. What is the percent of increase?
What is 20%
400
Percent of increase and decrease compare the amount to the _______ amount
What is original
400
Original $60 New $51
What is Decrease
400
Original amount $16 New amount $28
What is 75%
400
Original number 80 New number 44
What is 45%
400
The original price of a gold bracelet is $325. The sale price is $260. What is the percent of decrease?
What is 20%
500
What value do you use for the denominator? Percent of increase/decrease ____________________________ X 100 ???
What is Original amount
500
Original $190 New $250
What is Increase
500
Original population 80 New population 84
What is 5%
500
Original price $60 New price $51
What is 15%
500
Find the Percent of ? if the original population was 800 and the new population is 716?
What is Decrease of 10.5%
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