7th Percentages

Percent Change

100

The percent change when going from 30 to 45

50% increase

200

20 people showed up on the first day. 8 showed up on the second day. What was the percent change?

40% decrease

300

Frida ran 5.5 km the first day, and 8.7 km the second day. By what percentage did her distance increase?

What is 58%?

400

The factory produced 4,247 vehicles the first year, and 3,875 vehicles the second year. What was the percentage decrease in production? (round to the nearest %)

What is a 9% decrease?

500

A stock portfolio's value went from $45,540 on Monday, to $50,352 on Tuesday, to $47,140 on Wednesday. What was the % change between Monday and Wednesday? (round to the nearest TENTH of a percent)

What is 3.5% increase

Percent of a Quantity

100

10% of 250

What is 25?

200

35% of 500

What is 175?

300

If 18% of the 550 visitors donated to the museum, this number of visitors donated.

What is 99 visitors?

400

If there is an 8.5% sales tax on the purchase of the $35,000 car, the customer will pay this amount in tax.

What is $2,975?

500

4.5% of the cargo was lost in the storm. If there was 1,450 kgs of cargo on board, this amount was lost in the storm

What is 65.25 kg?

One quantity as a percentage of another

100

15 out of 50

What is 30%?

200

22 out of 25

What is 88%?

300

If 34 out of 40 people attended, this percentage attended

What is 85%?

400

If 524 out of 845 games were won, this percentage of games were won (rounded to the nearest percent)

What is 62%?

500

If only 12 out of 672 students scored perfect scores, this percentage scored perfect scores (round to the nearest tenth of a percent)

What is 1.8%?

Percent Increase/Decrease

100

Increase 50 by 20%

What is 60?

200

Decrease 120 by 25%

What is 90?

300

If the baby's weight increased by 14% after weighing 12 kgs at birth, it now weighed this much (round to the nearest tenth of a kg)

What is 13.7 kgs?

400

If there was a 7.6% decrease in profit, after earning $342,228 last year, the profit was this amount this year (round to the nearest dollar)

What is $316,219?

500

If the warehouse lost 12.5% of the oranges to spoilage each week, and there was 4,234 kg of oranges to start with, there will be this many kgs of oranges after 3 weeks (round to the nearest kg)

What is 2,836 kg?

Profits, losses, and sales

100

A loss of 20% on a $100 investment will leave you with this much money

What is $80?

200

A jacket listed for $120.00 but on sale for 20% off will cost this much

What is $96?

300

Selling a shirt for $20 after it was bought for $14 will result in this percentage profit (round to the nearest percent)

What is 43%?

400

A vendor that paid $18 and wants to make a 35% profit, should charge this amount (answer in dollars and cents)

What is $24.30?

500

If a car was bought for $18,000 and sold for $14,500, this was the percentage loss (round to the nearest tenth of a percent)

What is 19.4% loss?