Percentage Increase and Decrease

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What is percentage decrease?

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Percentage decrease is a measure of how much a quantity has decreased in relation to its original value, expressed as a percentage.

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How do you calculate percentage decrease?

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Percentage decrease = ((Original Price - Sale Price) / Original Price) x 100.

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What is percentage increase?

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Percentage increase is a measure of how much a quantity has increased in relation to its original value, expressed as a percentage.

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How do you calculate percentage increase?

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Percentage increase = ((New Value - Original Value) / Original Value) x 100.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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If a scooter's regular price is $65.50 and it is on sale for $52.40, what is the percent decrease?

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20%.

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If my dog's weight was 30kg last year and is now 125% of that, what is her current weight?

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37.5kg.

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What is a discount?

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A discount is a reduction in the regular price of a product or service.

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How do you calculate the final price after a discount?

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Final Price = Original Price - (Discount Percentage x Original Price).

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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If chairs are marked at $19.99 each and there is a 15% discount for buying more than 10, what is the price for 12 chairs?

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$203.90.

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What is a tip?

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A tip is a small amount of money given to someone for their service, often calculated as a percentage of the total bill.

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