Percent of Change/Error

One week, 72 people got a speeding ticket. The next week, only 36 people got a speeding ticket. What is the percent of change in the speeding tickets?

• Increase 50%
• Decrease 50%
• Increase 1%
• Decrease 1%

You are buying a sweatshirt that was $50 last week. For some reason, the store is selling it for $60 this week. What is the percent increase for the price of the sweatshirt?

• Increase 20%
• Increase 16.67%
• Increase $10
• Decrease $10

The number of people signed up for a bus trip increased from 32 people to 45 people. What is the percent increase? Round to the nearest whole percent.

• 52%
• 41%
• 42%
• 45%

Your dog loses weight. She originally weighed 62 pounds and now she weighs 51 pounds. What is the percent change of the dog's weight?

• 17.74% decrease

• 17.74% increase

• 82.25% increase

• 82.25% decrease

4. 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?

• Increase 12.5%

• Decrease 12.5%

• Increase 4%

• Decrease 4%

Joshua's normal body temperature is 98.5ºF. Due to a cold, his temperature went up to 101.5ºF. What was the percent of increase in his body temperature?

• 10%

• 7%

• 3%

The enrollment at a local elementary school had 560 students last year. This year the enrollment was 512 students. What is the percent of decrease?

• 9%

• 15%

• 2%

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%

Zed went to the store and bought a bag of chips.  He estimated there would be 350 chips in the package, but realized there were only 210 chips in that package.  What was his percent error?

• 35%
• 67%
• 85%
• 92%

Jessie estimates the weight of her cat to be 8 pounds.  The actual weight of the cat was 10 pounds.  Find the percent error.  

• 15%
• 20%
• 25%
• 30%