Percent Increase When You Have The Percent

When dealing with percent INCREASE, what operation will you use?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Both

• Neither

Find the new value when $20 is increased by 10%

• $21

• $22

• $30

• $40

The Monarch butterfly population in a certain region is expected to increase by 28%. Currently, there are 350 Monarchs. By how much is the population suppose to increase?

• 98

• 99

• 97

• 96

A store marks up merchandise 40% for profit. If an item costs the store $12, what is the selling price?

• $16.80

• $4.80

• $44.80

• $19

One week gas was $2.50 per gallon. The next week gas increased to $3.50 per gallon. By what percentage did the price increase?

• 1.5%

• 20%

• 40%

• 140%

A stock increases in value by 5% from $100 to what value?

• $105

• $110

• $95

• $100.50

A store sold 150 items last month and 180 items this month. What is the percentage increase in sales?

• 20%

• 15%

• 25%

• 30%

A population of 5000 increases by 10% in a year. What is the new population?

• 5500

• 6000

• 500

• 4500

Due to recent demand, Target is raising the price of a certain video game by 24%.  If the game previously sold for $25, what is the new price?

• $31.00 - an old t-shirt

• $29.50 - a tutu

• $30.75 - overalls

• $32.00 - a sweater

If a population of 5000 increases by 10% in a year, what will be the population after one year?

• 5500

• 6000

• 5050

• 6500