Percent Increase or Decrease with Equations

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What is the equation to find the time it takes Andre if it takes Jada x minutes and Andre takes \frac{3}{4} more time?

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y = 1.75x

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How do you calculate the percent increase from x to y?

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y = 1.25x

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If the price of oranges was $1.75 and decreased by 20%, what is the new price?

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$1.40

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What equation represents a 30% decrease in miles driven?

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y = 0.7x

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If a herd of bison had a 10% decrease in population and there are 540 bison this year, how many were there last year?

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600

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What does a percent increase of 25% mean in terms of an equation?

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y = 1.25x

Front

What is the formula to calculate the new price after a percent decrease?

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New Price = Original Price × (1 - Percent Decrease)