Percent of Increase and Decrease

Is the following an Increase or a Decrease to ORIGINAL amount you pay?

• Increase

• Decrease

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TEKS 7.4D

Is the following an Increase or a Decrease to ORIGINAL amount you pay?

• Increase

• Decrease

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TEKS 7.4D

Find the percent of change.

From 24 teachers to 30 teachers.

• 25% decrease

• 25% increase

• 20% decrease

• 20% increase

Find the percent of change.

From 20 miles to 11 miles.

• 45% decrease

• 45% increase

• 82% decrease

• 82% increase

Original: 35

New: 70

• 100% increase

• 50% increase

• 200% decrease

• 100% decrease

Original: $350

New: $400

• 14% increase

• 25% increase

• 50% increase

• .14% increase

Original: $30

New: $110

• 267% increase

• 267% decrease

• 80% increase

• 67% increase

Original: 80

New: 52

• 35% decrease

• 35% increase

• 28% decrease

• 28% increase

The average number of shirts sold in the beach shop was 285 on Saturday in the summer. As the temperature went lower, the average number of shirts decreased to 114 every Saturday. What was the percentage decrease of in the average number of shirts sold in the shop?

• 60%

• 40%

• 150%

• 171%

The usual price of a TV set was $500. During the Christmas holiday, the price of a TV set marked down to $413. What was the percentage decrease in the price of a TV set?

• 82.6%

• 87%

• 17.4%

• 25%