Percent Increase/Decrease

Front

What operation do you use for percent INCREASE?

Back

Addition

Front

What operation do you use for percent DECREASE?

Back

Subtraction

Front

If a ball originally costs $100 and is sold for $80, what is the percent discount?

Back

20%

Front

Convert 8.25% to a decimal.

Back

0.0825

Front

When tax is applied, do you add or subtract it from the total?

Back

Add

Front

What is the formula to calculate percent increase?

Back

(New Value - Original Value) / Original Value x 100

Front

What is the formula to calculate percent decrease?

Back

(Original Value - New Value) / Original Value x 100

Front

If a shirt costs $50 and is marked down to $40, what is the percent decrease?

Back

20%

Front

How do you express 25% as a fraction?

Back

1/4

Front

What does a percent represent in terms of a whole?

Back

A percent represents a part per hundred.