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Percent of Change/Error

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins

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1.

At noon the rain barrel had collected 3 gallons of water. After several hours, it collected an additional 45% of that amount. How many total gallons of water has the rain barrel collected so far?

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A band expects to have 16 songs on their next album. The band writes and records 62.5% more songs than they expect to have in the album. During the editing process, 50% of the songs are removed. How many songs will there be in the final album?

4.

In the first week of July, a record 1,060 people went to the local swimming pool. In the second week, 105 fewer people went to the pool. In the third week, 135 more people went to the pool than in the second week. In the fourth week, 136 fewer people went to the pool than in the third week.

What is the percent of change in the number of people who went to the pool between the first and last weeks?

5.

The dot plot shows predictions for the winning time in a 200-meter sprint. The winner finished the race in 22.3 seconds. Find the prediction that had the greatest percent of error. Round the percent of error to the nearest tenth of a percent.

6.

The amount of money in a savings account increases from $250 to $270 in January. If the percent of increase remains the same next month, how much money will be in the account at the end of February?

7.

A winter snowstorm dumped 6 inches of snow on the town of Clayton. Prior to the storm, a meteorologist made a prediction of the amount of snow that would accumulate. His prediction was 25% less than the actual amount of snowfall. How many inches of snow did he predict would fall during the snowstorm?

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The cost of tickets for a soccer game costs $78 each. You purchased a total of 4 tickets. A service fee was added to the ticket order, which brought the total to $368.16. What is the service fee as a percent of increase in the cost of the ticket order?

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The table shows data from an experiment with two trials. Calculate the percent errors. How much greater was the percent of error in trial A than trial B?

10.

Archer Lodge Middle School held an interest meeting for the class trip to Spain. It was estimated that 75 student families would attend the meeting. There were actually 110 families that attended the event. What was the percent of error?

(Round to the nearest whole percent.)

11.

Shane bought two concert tickets from his friend. He paid $90 for the two tickets. Each ticket has an original value of $52.50.

How much of a markdown did his friend give Shane?

(Round to the nearest TENTH of a percent.)

12.

A dealership purchased a Ford Raptor for $73,500. They mark up the price by 7% to sell.

You negotiated the price with the salesperson and purchased the vehicle for 3% less than the sales price.

How much did you pay for the vehicle?

13.

A department store buys 300 shirts at a cost of $3,600 and sells them for $20 each. Find the percent of markup for each shirt, rounded to the nearest whole percent.

14.

Nate has $150 to spend at the grocery store. He fills his shopping cart with items totaling $138. At the checkout, he will have to pay 6% sales tax on all items in the cart.

How much change will he get back from his $150?

15.

A computer store buys a computer system at a cost of $465.60. The selling price was $776, but then the store advertised a 20% markdown on the system.

After the markdown, how much PROFIT will the store make on each computer sold?

16.

Cru is deciding between two bicycles to buy. The original price of each bicycle is $380. The California Freestyle is marked down by 50%. The Haro BMX is marked down by 30%, but Cru has a coupon for an additional 20% off any Haro BMX bike.

What is the difference in price between the California Freestyle and Haro BMX?