Percent Increase and Decrease

Find the PERCENT of Change.

The original cost was $50 and the new cost is $60.

• Increase 20%

• Increase 16.67%

• Increase $10

• Decrease $10

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Last week, you finished a race in the Forza Horizon video game in 88 seconds. Today, you finished the same race in 77 seconds. What is your percent of change?

• Increase of 12.5%

• Decrease of 12.5%

• Increase of 14.3%

• Decrease of 14.3%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Charlhotka works in a supermarket for $10.00 per hour. She received a raise to $12.00. What is the percent of change in her hourly wage?

• Increase 16.67%

• Decrease 16.67%

• Increase 20%

• Decrease 20%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Brent lost 40 pounds. Before his diet he weighed 240 pounds. What is the percent of change?

• 17% Decrease

• 16.7% Decrease

• 16.6% Decrease

• 20% Decrease

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Star Wars: Rogue One on bluray is $21 and it will be on sale for $14. What is the percent of change? (round to the nearest whole percent)

• A decrease of 15%

• A decrease of 33%

• A decrease of 10%

• A decrease of 32%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Mrs. Rashleger has 35 students in her science class. If her class increases to 42 students next year, what will be the percent of change?

• An increase of 20%

• An increase of 75%

• An increase of 93%

• An increase of 17%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Last year, 2,376 people attended a summer music festival. This year, attendance was 2,950. What was the percent of change in attendance to the nearest whole percent?

• Increase of 24%

• Increase of 19%

• Decrease of 24%

• Decrease of 19%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Find the percent of change, if the original cost was $5 and the new cost is $1.

• Increase of $4

• Decrease of $4

• Decrease of 80%

• Decrease of 400%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Find the percent of change if Megan started with 20 tickets and ended with 30 tickets.

• Increase 10 tickets

• Increase 50%

• Increase 33%

• Decrease 50%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Find the percent of change when 75 people increased to 100 people.

• Increase of 25%

• Decrease of 25%

• Decrease of 33.3%

• Increase of 33.3%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C