PERCENT & PERCENT OF CHANGE

Sally went to the clearance rack at a department store and found a shirt she wanted to buy. The shirt was $50.00 and is now on sale for $36.00. What is the percent of change? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

• 28% decrease

• 28% increase

• 38.9% increase

• 38.9% decrease

What is 40% of 230?

• 92

• 9200

• 9.20

• 5.75

Tickets to the Disney World parks are $115 each. On January 1, the new cost of tickets will be $138. What is the percent of change?

• 120% increase

• 17% decrease

• 20% increase

• 83% increase

In 1999, the price of unleaded fuel was $2.80. In 2015, the price of unleaded fuel is $1.89. What is the percent change?

• 32.5% increase

• 32.5% decrease

• 48% decrease

• 67.5% decrease

200 children attended the school play. Of the total attendance, 40% were boys. How many girls attended the school play?

• 800

• 180

• 80

• 120

Last week, you finished level 2 of a video game in 32 minutes. Today, you finished level 2 in 28 minutes. What is your percent of change?

• 12.5% increase

• 12.5% decrease

• 87.5% decrease

• 14% decrease

Sales of the Xbox One increased from 10,000 to 18,500 in November. What was the percent of change?

• 8.5% increase

• 45.9% increase

• 85% increase

• 45.9% decrease

The play attendance on Thursday night was 250 students. The attendance on Friday night was 195 students. What was the percent of change from Thursday to Friday?

• 55% decrease

• 22% decrease

• 28.2% decrease

• 28.2% increase

Ms. Scott receives a basket of apples at her door every Friday morning. Last Friday, there were 5 apples in the basket. This Friday, there were 8 apples in the basket. What is the percent of change in the number of apples in the basket?

• 37.5% increase

• 63% increase

• 60% increase

• 167% decrease

18 of the students in a history class passed a History test. If these students are 75% of all the students in the class, how many students are in the history class? Round you answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 25 students

• 14 students

• 13 students

• 24 students