Percent Applications

Find the percent of decrease from 55 to 33

• 4%

• 40%

• 66%

• 22%

What is the percent change from 40 to 42?

• 5% increase

• 5% decrease

• 50% increase

• 20% decrease

Find the new amount when you increase 90 by 24%

Answer explanation

Answer to question:

90(0.24) = 21.6

21.6 + 90 = 111.6

The answer is 111.6

Decrease 670 by 42%

Answer explanation

Answer:

670 (0.42) = 281.5

670 - 281.5 = 388.6

What is the percent of change of:

Original: 50

New: 90

• 8% increase

• 44 % increase

• 80% increase

• 44 % decrease

You buy a cell phone that is 20% off the original price of $129. Find the sale price

• $129

• $154.80

• $10.32

• $103.20

The retail price of a purse is $60 with a markup of 80%. What is the original price?

• $33.33

• $300

• $333.33

• $30

Use the given information to find the new price:

Wholesale price $95

Markup percent 120%

• $20.90

• $209

• $76

• $87

A hat costs $28 after a 30% discount is applied. What was the original price of the hat?

• $25

• $80

• $40

• $45

A store marks up the wholesale price of a bicycle by 120%. The retail price is $215. What is the wholesale price of the bike?

• $97.73

• $78.88

• $258

• $99.50