Percent Change
Find the Percent Change. State whether its and increase or decrease. Round to the nearest Percent.
From 62 to 23
63% decrease
How much simple interest is owed on $5,000 is borrowed for 1 year at 5%?
*JUST THE INTEREST AMOUNT*
$250
Joshua uses his thermometer and finds the boiling point of water to be 75o C. He looks in a reference book and finds that the actual boiling point of water is 100oC. What is his percent error?
25%
Convert this fraction to a decimal:
4/5
0.8
Find the Percent Change. State whether its and increase or decrease. Round to the nearest Percent.
From 6 inches to 7 inches
17% Increase
Matthew deposited $900 into a certificate of deposit with a rate of 15% for 2 years. How much money did he have in the account after 2 years?
$1,170
A student estimated a mass to be 250 kg. After careful measurement, the mass weighed 240 kg. What is the Percent error? Round to the whole percent.
4%
Convert this decimal to a percent:
0.34
34%
Find the Percent Change. State whether its and increase or decrease. Round to the nearest Percent.
The price of a pair of shoes increases from $20 to $32.
60% Increase
Gina deposits $150 into college savings account that pays 4% simple interest at the end of each year. She did not touch the account and forgot about it for 50 years! How much total money will Gina earn on her deposits through the end of the 50 year?
$450
Steve has been training for a 5-mile race. Before the race, he predicts he will finish in 42 minutes. He actually finishes the race in 40 minutes. What is the percent error for his prediction?
5%
Convert this decimal to a percent:
1.09
109%
Find the Percent Change. State whether its and increase or decrease. Round to the nearest Percent.
A shirt was originally priced at $48. It went on sale for $38.40. What was the percent that the shirt was discounted?
20% decrease
You are starting your own small business in Nashville. You borrow $10,000 from the bank at a 9% rate for 5 years. Find the interest you will pay on this loan.
JUST THE INTEREST AMOUNT*
$4,500
When Destiny agreed to proofread her brother's essay, she expected that it would be 2 pages long. When he gave her the essay, it was actually 4.5 pages long. What is the percent error for her estimate? Round to the whole percent
56%
Convert this percent to a decimal:
2.14%
0.0214
Find the Percent Change. State whether its and increase or decrease. Round to the nearest Percent.
David moved from a house that is 89 miles away from his workplace to a house that is 51 miles away from his workplace. What is the percent decrease in the distance from his home to his workplace ?
43% Decrease
Kindall loaned Marissa $20,000 to buy a car at a simple interest rate of 3.1% for 5 years. How much does Marissa owe Kindall in total?
$23,100
A new roller coaster just opened at Friday Fun Park. When Lisa got in line, a sign said the wait from that point would be 45 minutes. The actual wait was only 35 minutes. What is the percent error for the park sign's estimate? Round to the whole percent
29%
Convert this fraction to a percent:
13/5
260%