Calculating Percent Increase Decrease

What is the percent of change? 4.72 million to 3.15 million

• 33% increase

• 33% decrease

• 50% increase

• 50% decrease

If you have a percent increase problem, your original amount:

• Gets bigger

• Gets smaller

• Doesn't change

• Stays the same

What is the percent decrease from 80 to 64?

If there are 48 cookies, and there is a 25% increase in the amount of cookies, there are now _________ cookies (only state the number)

If there are 200 people that like tea more than coffee, but that number decreases by 60%, how many people still prefer tea to coffee?

• 80

• 60

• 120

• 140

What is the correct Percent Change equation?

Last year, 2,376 people attended a summer music festival. This year, attendance was 2,950. What was the percent of change in attendance to the nearest whole percent?

• Increase 24%

• Increase 19%

• Decrease 24%

• Decrease 19%

Mrs.Mroc has 35 students in her science class.If her class increases to 42 students next year, what will be the percent of change?

• 20%

• 75%

• 93%

• 33%

The Polar Express movie is $12 and it will be on sale for $8.What is the percent of change if the cost decreased $4?

• 15%

• 33%

• 10%

• 32%

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%