Percent Change/Error

Mary currently weighs 150 pounds. Before her diet she, weighed 180 pounds. What is the percent of change in her weight?

• 17% Decrease
• 17% Increase
• 20% Increase
• 20% Decrease

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A school's population increased from 1250 to 2000 students. What was the percent of increase?

• .375%
• .6%
• 37.5%
• 60%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The first marking period, Ricky scored an 80 in math. The second marking period, Ricky's grade was an 86. What was the percent change?

• 7.5% increase
• 7.5% decrease
• 7% increase
• 7% decrease

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Mrs. Tagliaferro had 27 students in her class last year and this year she had 30 students in her math class. What is the percent of change?

• 24%
• 20%
• 11%
• 50%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Mabel is carrying a bag of books that weighs 31 pounds. After picking up some books at school, the new weight of the bag is 41.54 pounds. What was the percent increase in the weight of the bag?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The attendance for the basketball game was estimated to be 15,000 people but 12,500 people attended. What was the percent error?

• 16.67%
• 20%
• 2500%
• 80%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Heather performs an experiment to measure the acceleration of an object due to Earth’s gravitational force and discovers the acceleration of an object is 10.91 meters per second. The actual acceleration of the object is 9.80 meters per second. Approximately what is Heather’s percent error?

• 0.11%

• 1.11%

• 11.33%

• 10.17%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

You guess that Lebron James would score 35 points during the game. He actually scored 28. Find your percent error.

• 30%
• 33%
• 75%
• 25%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Nick estimated that 60 people would come to eat, but only 45 attended. Whats the % of error?

• 15%
• 25%
• 33%
• 75%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Find the percent discount:

Original price: $500

Sale price: $175

• 20%

• 35%

• 65%

• 40%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C