Percent Proportions and Percent Change and Error

What is the correct Percent Change equation?

Percent of change = _____

Find the percent of increase.

Original: 32

New: 50

• 10%

• 36%

• 52%

• 56%

The price of a pair of shoes increases from $50 to $62. What is the percent increase?

Jessie estimates the weight of her cat to be 8 pounds. The actual weight of the cat was 10 pounds. Find the percent error.

• 15%

• 20%

• 25%

• 30%

Find the PERCENT of Change.
The original cost was $50 and the new cost is $60. 

• Increase 20%
• Increase 16.67%
• Increase $10
• Decrease $10

Snowfall for December was 4 inches, but in January it was 20 inches. This is a ____% increase from December to January.

• 20%

• 500%

• 400%

• 300%

A team of biologists used population sampling to determine that there are currently 350 chameleons living in a particular ecosystem. That same ecosystem had a population of 580 chameleons three years ago. Which is closest to the percent decrease in the chameleon population?

• 230%

• 40%

• 66%

• 28%

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%

A group of wildlife conservationists are trying to determine what is causing a recent decrease in the number of white-tail deer in a particular area. Two years ago, they estimated the population to be 680. Recently, the population was estimated to be 410. Which is closest to the percent of change in the white-tail deer population?

• 40%

• 66%

• 270%

• 54%

Zed went to the store and bought a bag of chips.  He estimated there would be 350 chips in the package, but realized there were only 210 chips in that package.  What was his percent error?

• 35%
• 67%
• 85%
• 92%