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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%

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%

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%

Find the percent of change if the original cost was $5 and the new cost is $1. 

• Increase $4

• Decrease $4

• Decrease 80%

• Decrease 400%

Does this question represent a percent INCREASE or a percent DECREASE?

• Increase

• Decrease

The number of people signed up for a bus trip increased from 32 to 40. What is the percent increase? Round to the nearest percent.

• 8 %

• 80%

• 25%

• 72%

A pair of shoes was marked down 25% from its original price of $80. What is the new price?

• $60

• $70

• $65

• $55

Frankie calculated that she would need 9.5 yards of wallpaper to decorate her room. The wallpaper she chose had a large pattern, so instead she needed 13 yards of that paper. What is the percent of increase rounded to the nearest percent, in the amount of wallpaper she needs?

• 3.5%

• 27%

• 37%

• 73%

If a shirt originally costs $50 and is marked down by 20%, what is the new price?

• $40

• $30

• $45

• $35

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

• 120%

• 20%

• 16.6%

• 15%