Percent Increase and Decrease

At Joy’s Toy Store, their most popular toy sold is a scooter. Last summer, the toy store sold 20 scooters. This summer, the store sold 27 scooters. What is the percent change in the number of scooters sold from last summer to this summer?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

In 1990, it cost $4.00 for a student movie ticket. In 2010, it cost $10.00 for a student movie ticket. Find the percent of increase in the ticket price.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The enrollment at a university decreased from 14,000 students to 10,000 students over a period of 5 years. What is the percent decrease in enrollment?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Match the following steps to instructions

• subtract new from the original to get the change

• Step 1

•  multiply the answer by 100 to get your percent change

• Step 5

•  identify the new amount

• Step 2

• identify the original amount

• Step 3

•  divide the change by the original

• Step 4

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Suppose the average attendance at a local high school's football games went down from 2000 people in 2003 to 1500 people in 2004. What was the percent decrease in attendance at the football games?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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• H

• J

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C