Percent Increase and Decrease

A bakery used 25% more butter this month than last month. If the bakery used 240 kg of butter last month, how much did it use this month?

• 60 kg

• 180 kg

• 300 kg

• 360 kg

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Last week the price of oranges at the farmer's market was $1.75 per pound. This week, the price has decreased by 20%. What is the price of oranges this week?

• $1.50

• $1.40

• $2.10

• $0.75

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

This year, a herd of bison had a 10% increase in population. If there were 550 bison in the herd last year, how many are in the herd this year?

• 605

• 495

• 550

• 590

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The amount of flour that the bakery used this month was a 50% increase from last month. If the bakery used 45 pounds of flour last month, how much did they use this month?

• 45 pounds

• 22.5 pounds

• 70 pounds

• 67.5 pounds

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Employee A gets a pay raise of 50%. Employee B gets a pay raise of 45%. Who gets a bigger pay raise?

• Employee A gets the bigger raise.

• Employee B gets the bigger raise.

• You first need to know how much they were paid before the raise.

• They both get the same pay raise.

The price of a shirt is $15.70. You have a discount code that will save you 30%. What will be the discounted price of the shirt?

• $20.41

• $12.15

• $4.71

• $10.99

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A basketball team scored 80 points in their first game. They increased their score by 15% during the second game. How many points did they score in the second game?

• 65 points

• 12 points

• 92 points

• 95 points

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What is 35% of 120?

• 162

• 64

• 85

• 42

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A company claims that their new bottle holds 25% more laundry soap. If their original container held 53 fluid ounces of soap, how much does the new container hold?

• 66.25 fluid ounces

• 28 fluid ounces

• 13.25 fluid ounces

• 39.75 fluid ounces

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Noah ate 4 ounces of blueberries. Elena ate 1/3 less than that. How many ounces of blueberries did Elena eat? (round to the nearest tenth)

• 5.3 ounces

• 2.7 ounces

• 1.3 ounces

• 6.7 ounces

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3