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Finding Part, Whole or Percent
Percent Increase
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100

Convert 0.5 to a fraction and percent. Fractions must be in simplest form.

1/2 and 50%

100

There is 120 members of a committee but only 90 members voted on a recent policy. What percent of people voted?

75% of people voted

100

A concert ticket originally cost $65, but the price increased to $91. What is the percent increase?

40% increase

100

A new video game was originally priced at $80, but after a few months, the price dropped to $60. What is the percent decrease?

25% decrease

200

Convert 48% into a decimal and fraction. Fractions must be in simplest form.

12/25 and 0.48

200

A bottle of juice contains 32 ounces, but only 75% of it is left. How many ounces are left?

24 ounces

200

A bicycle was originally priced at $280, but the store raised the price to $369.60. What is the percent increase?

32% increase

200

A phone bill was originally $96 per month. The company applied a 17% discount. What is the new bill?

$79.68

300

Convert 9/30 into a decimal and a percent.

0.3 and 30%

300

A movie theater sold 432 tickets, which was 72% of the theater's total capacity. How many seats are in the theater?

600 seats

300

A person’s cell phone bill was originally $72 per month. After a 19% increase, what is the new bill?

$85.68

300

A house was originally worth $285,000, but after a market downturn, its value decreased by 19%. What is the new value?

$230,850

400

Convert 0.05% into a fraction and decimal. Fractions must be in simplest form.

0.0005 and 1/2,000

400

A store marks up the price of a laptop by 18%. If the original cost was $950, how much was the laptop marked up by?

The laptop was marked up by $171

400

After a 24% tuition increase, the cost of attending a school is now $4,960 per semester. What was the original tuition?

$4,000

400

A restaurant reduced the price of a meal by 31%. The new price is now $62. What was the original price? Round to the nearest hundredth.

$89.86

500

Convert 1.052 into a fraction and a percent. Fractions must be in simplest form.

1 13/250 and 105.2%

500

A farmer harvested 1,800 apples, which was 120.5% of last year’s harvest. How many apples did the farmer harvest last year? Round to the nearest whole number.

1,4994 apples

500

After a 36% price increase, a bag of groceries costs $81. What was the original price? Round to the nearest hundredth.

$59.56

500

After a 22% discount, the sale price of a bicycle is $280. What was the original price? Round to the nearest hundredth.

$358.97