Understanding Percent Increase

The video tutorial explains how to calculate the percent increase in work hours from one week to the next. Paul worked 25 hours last week and 35 hours this week. The tutorial demonstrates how to find the percent increase by setting up and solving a percent equation. It involves determining the difference in hours, setting up the equation with the unknown percent, solving for the percent using division, and converting the result from a decimal to a percent. The final result shows that Paul worked 40% more hours this week compared to last week.

How many more hours did Paul work this week compared to last week?

• 5 hours

• 10 hours

• 20 hours

• 15 hours

What is the base value in the percent equation used in this problem?

• 40

• 35

• 10

• 25

Which variable is used to represent the unknown percent in the equation?

• y

• z

• x

• p

What operation is performed to isolate the variable p in the equation 25p = 10?

• Multiplication

• Addition

• Division

• Subtraction

What is the result of dividing 10 by 25 in decimal form?

• 0.2

• 0.3

• 0.4

• 0.5

How do you convert a decimal to a percentage?

• Multiply by 100

• Divide by 100

• Multiply by 10

• Divide by 10

What percentage more did Paul work this week compared to last week?

• 45%

• 40%

• 35%

• 30%

If Paul worked 50 hours this week instead of 35, what would be the percentage increase from last week?

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

• 125%