Finding Percent Changes

1.If the price of a purse increased from $45 to $54, what was the percent of increase?

• 20%
• 16.6%
• 500%
• 600%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

2.If the price of a softball glove decreased from $60 to $36, what was the percent of decrease?

• 60%
• 66.6%
• 40%
• 25%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

3.Mary decreased her time in the mile walk from 30 minutes to 24 minutes. What was the percent of decrease?

• 25%
• 20%
• 80%
• 95%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

4. A DVD movie originally cost $24.99. Its current price is $19.99. What is the percent of change rounded to the nearest percent?

• 20%
• 20.008%
• 25%
• 25.01%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

5. A hat's price rose from $9.99 to $12.99. What was the percent of change rounded to the nearest percent?

• 30% decrease
• 30.03% decrease
• 30.03% increase
• 30% increase

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

6. Tom's weekly salary increased from $240 to $288. What was the percent of change?

• 120%
• 20%
• 16.6%
• 15%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

7.Kate had $2,251.35 in her bank account. Currently, she has $1,975.86 in her account. Find the percent of change rounded to the nearest percent.

• 12% decrease
• 12% increase
• 14% increase
• 14% decrease

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

8.A car dealer raised the price of a car from $10,500 to $11,000. What was the percent of change?

• 4.76% increase
• 4.54 % increase
• 4.54% decrease
• 4.76% decrease

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

9. In 1986 the average price of a gallon of gasoline was $0.93 cents. In 2007 the average price of a gallon of gasoline was $2.77. Find the percent of change.

• 197.85% decrease
• 66.43% increase
• 197.85% increase
• 66.43 % decrease

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C