Solving Problems About Percent Increase or Decrease

Original Amount - 785

New Amount - 628

• 2% increase

• 2% decrease

• 20% increase

• 20% decrease

Original Amount - 450

New Amount - 423

• 16% increase

• 6% decrease

• 6% increase

• 16% decrease

Original Amount - 400

New Amount - 408

• 12% increase

• 2% decrease

• 2% increase

• 12% decrease

Last year, 2,376 people attended a summer music festival. This year, attendance was 2,950. What was the percent of change in attendance to the nearest whole percent?

• Increase 24%

• Increase 19%

• Decrease 24%

• Decrease 19%

One week, 72 people got a speeding ticket. The next week, only 36 people got a speeding ticket. What is the percent of change in the speeding tickets?

• Increase 50%

• Decrease 50%

• Increase 1%

• Decrease 1%

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%

Tom's weekly salary increased from $240 to $288. What was the percent of change?

• 120%

• 20%

• 16.6%

• 15%

The Polar Express movie is $12 and it will be on sale for $8.What is the percent of change if the cost decreased $4?

• 15%

• 33%

• 10%

• 32%

Find the percent of change if the original cost was $5 and the new cost is $1. 

• Increase $4

• Decrease $4

• Decrease 80%

• Decrease 400%

A DVD movie originally cost $24.99. Its current price is $19.99. What is the percent of change rounded to the nearest percent?

• 20%

• 20.008%

• 25%

• 25.01%