Lesson 12
Solving Problems about Percent Increase or Decrease
Problem 1
Select all expressions that show increased by 35%.
Solution
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Problem 2
Here are two stories:
- The initial freshman class at a college is 10% smaller than last year’s class. But then during the first week of classes, 20 more students enroll. There are then 830 students in the freshman class.
- A store reduces the price of a computer by $20. Then during a 10% off sale, a customer pays $830.
Here are two equations:
- Decide which equation represents each story.
- Explain why one equation has parentheses and the other doesn’t.
- Solve each equation, and explain what the solution means in the situation.
Solution
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Problem 3
Select all the expressions that are the result of decreasing by 80%.
Solution
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Problem 4
Which scale is equivalent to 1 cm to 1 km?
1 to 1000
10,000 to 1
1 to 100,000
100,000 to 1
1 to 1,000,000
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(From Unit 2, Lesson 7.)Problem 5
Triangle is a right triangle, and the measure of angle is . What are the measures of the other two angles?
Solution
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(From Unit 1, Lesson 13.)