Percent Applications word problems

Berry Delicious is a popular shop that sells chocolate-covered strawberries. This year, the shop used 10% more strawberries than the previous year, when it used 3,080 kilograms. How many strawberries did Berry Delicious use this year?

Winchester Hardware kept an inventory of 991,540 lawnmowers in the past. With a change in management, the hardware store now keeps an inventory of 30% fewer lawnmowers. How many lawnmowers is that?

Organic sugar used to be sold at a bulk price of $5 per pound. The price was recently increased by 20%. What is the current price per pound?

Last year, Dr. Norton saw 540 patients. This year, he saw 270 patients. What is the percent of decrease in the number of patients seen each year?

For a school project, Sophie is investigating cell phone use in her hometown, Ashland. So far, she has found that the residents of Ashland used their cell phones for 492,000 minutes last year. This year, they used their cell phones for a total of 831,480 minutes. What is the percent of increase in annual usage?

Perry planted sunflowers in the community garden. During his last visit to the garden, the plants were 75 inches tall. Today, Perry found them to be 20% taller. How tall are the sunflowers now?

Greg used to weigh 220 pounds. After some changes to his diet, he now weighs 253 pounds. What is the percent of increase in Greg's weight?

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 1.5%

A medical provider is doing a study to determine the average time spent waiting before an appointment. When the study started, the average wait time was 32 minutes. Currently, the average is 25% longer. What is the average wait time currently?

• 40 minutes

• 400 minutes

• 4 minutes

• 1 minute

Dover Auto Repair originally paid its mechanics $40 per hour. Now that there is a new owner, mechanics make $50 per hour. What was the percent of increase in pay?

• 1%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

Rodrigo keeps track of his driving so that he can take a tax deduction. Rodrigo drove 560 miles last month. In comparison, he has driven 40% more than that this month. How much has he driven this month?

• 89

• 784

• 748

• Mr. Hart