Write and Solve a Percent Equation
Percent Increase or Decrease
Word problems
100
What number is 28% of 75?
What is 21
100
300 miles to 210 miles
What is decrease, 30%?
100
You have 44 text messages in your inbox and it is 88% full. How many messages can your cell phone hold?
What is 50 text messages?
200
42 is 21% of what number?
What is 200?
200
$42.00 to $16.00
What is decrease, 61.9%?
200
A quarterback completed 68% of his passes in a game. He threw 25 passes. How many passes did the quarterback complete?
What is 17 passes?
300
36 is what percent of 45?
What is 80%?
300
32 points to 46 points
What is increase, 43.8%?
300
You answered 14 questions correctly on a 15 question quiz. What percent did you receive on the quiz? Round to the nearest hundredth.
What is 93.33%?
400
What number is 68% of 12?
What is 8.16?
400
185 pounds to 153 pounds
What is decrease, 17.3%?
400
The table shows the amount of juice available per person. year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 juice 9.1 8.0 8.6 8.6 8.2 8.2 What is the percent of change from 2002 to 2005?
What is 2.5% increase?
500
66 is what percent of 55?
What is 120%?
500
35 people to 70 people
What is increase, 100%?
500
A car loses 15% of its original value each year. After one year, a car has a value of $13,600. What is the original value of the car?
What is $16,000?