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Part vs Whole
Percent increase and decrease
Miscellaneous
100
Alyssa has her eye on a $52 coat. This weekend it is going to be marked 25% off. How much will she save?
What is $13.
100
A year ago Scott was 60 inches. He grew and now is 63 inches tall. What is the percent increase in his height?
What is 5%
100
Morgan received a 78/80 on her last test. What percent of the questions did she get right?
What is 97.5%.
100
The percent increase roudned to the nearest whole when a plant grew from 74 ft to 75 ft
What is 1%?
100
Brittany won 10 basketball games and lost 6. What percent did she win?
What is 62.5%.
200
Alex saved 20% by buying a video game when it was on sale. If his savings were $6.40, what was the regular price of the video game?
What is $32.
200
At the beginning of the school year, Aekta's allowance was $8/week. After working really hard all school year, her parent's decided to give her a 30% raise. How much more money does she get each week?
What is $2.40.
200
Sarah can spend 20% of her savings to buy a new filter. If she has $230 in savings, how much can she spend on the filter?
What is $46. (might be enough for 2:))
200
The percent increase if a plant grows from 36 inches to 90 inches
What is 150%?
200
Scott earns 3% commission for furniture sales. Last month his total sales were $1440. How much commission did he earn?
What is $43.20.
300
Menna bought 2 filters at $14 each for Sarah and Leah. What is the amount of tax owed if the tax rate is 8%?
What is $2.24.
300
Mrs. Garbach's sleep total was reduced from 10 hours per night to only 6. What was the percent decrease?
What is 40%.
300
20% of 7th grade blue team students have been to Canada. If 23 students have been to Canada, how many students are on the Blue Team?
What is 115 students.
300
The World Future Society predicts that by the year 2020, airplanes will be able to carry 1000 passengers. Today’s biggest jets can carry 600 passengers. What will be the percent of increase of airplane passengers?
What is 67 2/3%?
300
The 7th Grade Blue Team has 105 students. This is 15% of all the students at Martha Brown. How many students go to Martha Brown?
What is 900 students.
400
Donovan buys new sneakers that cost $92. If the sales tax is 8%, find the total cost for the sneakers.
What is $99.36.
400
Robby's total miles he ran for the week, increase from 5 miles to 14 miles, by the end of the track season. What was his percent increase?
What is 180%.
400
Maelys earned $52 in commission selling magazine subscriptions at Corn Hill. If this represents 8% of her total sales, how much were her sales?
What is $650.
400
In 1995, America Online had about 3,000,000 users. Over the next decade, users are expected to increase from a few million to the tens of millions. Suppose the number of users increases by 150% by the year 2000. How many users will there be in the year 2000?
What is 4,500,000?
400
Jamaira earned $4200 in commission last month. Her total sales were $120000. What was the commission rate?
What is 3.5%
500
Jayna is buying a new computer that cost $320. If the computer is reduced 20%, what is the sales price?
What is $256
500
Jenna and Ami were featured on TLC's show Extreme Couponing! While their total bill came to $246.20, they only paid $241.08. What was the percent of decrease? (round to the nearest 100th)
What is 2.08%.
500
Vanissa earned $4200 at 3% commission on the sale of a house. What is the total amount the house sold for?
What is $140000.
500
Emily earned $9 in interest on $1200 she deposited in the bank for 9 months. What was the interest rate?
What is 1%.
500
As soon as a new car is purchased and driven away from the dealership, it begins to lose its value, or depreciate. Alonso bought a 1994 Plymouth Neon for $10,000. One year later, the value of the car was $8,000. What was the percent of decrease of the value of the car?
What is 20%?