Increase Decrease Percents

Lacey bought a new purse that originally cost $25 and is on sale for $15. Find the percent of change in the price in the purse.

• Decrease of 40%

• Decrease of 10%

• Decrease of 30%

• Decrease of 20%

What number is 40% of 80?

• 30

• 32

• 320

• 40

88 is what percent of 160?

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

• 16.67%

• 20%

• 2500%

• 80%

What is the definition of percent increase?

• The percent change where something gains value or increases

• The percent change where something loses value or decreases

• It is a percent

• The subtraction of percents

a special ratio that compares a number to 100 using the % symbol; a rate per 100

• rate

• percent

• ratio

• unit

The amount by which the cost decreased from the initial value, expressed as a percent.

• percent increase

• unit rate

• percent decrease

• coupon

The amount by which the cost increased from the initial value, expressed as a percent.

• unit rate

• percent increase

• percent decrease

• sales tax

A percent decrease is the percent change where something loses value, or goes_________

• change

• percent

• up

• down

What is a rate?

• The adding of interest charged or paid

• The percent of interest charged or paid

• The subtracting of interest charged or paid