Percent of Change – Word Problems

Question 1 of 6

A shop retailer increased the price of his best-selling sunglasses from

$$24$ to

$$30$ . Find the percentage change.

(25) $%$

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Percent Change Between Two Amounts

$\mathsf{\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{change}}{\color{#00880A}{original}}}=\frac{r}{100}$

Amount of Change

$\mathsf{\color{#9a00c7}{change}}=\mathsf{\color{#007DDC}{new\;amount}}-\mathsf{\color{#00880A}{original}}$

First, compute for the amount of change

$\mathsf{\color{#9a00c7}{change}}$	$=$	$\mathsf{\color{#007DDC}{new\;amount}}-\mathsf{\color{#00880A}{original}}$
	$=$	$\color{#007DDC}{30}-\color{#00880A}{24}$
	$=$	$$6$

Use the formula to get the value of percent change $(r)$

$\mathsf{\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{change}}{\color{#00880A}{original}}}$	$=$	$\frac{r}{100}$

$\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{6}}{\color{#00880A}{24}}$	$=$	$\frac{r}{100}$

$24r$	$=$	$6(100)$	Cross multiply
$24r$	$=$	$600$

$r$	$=$	$\frac{600}{24}$

$r$	$=$	$25%$

$25%$

Question 2 of 6

A painting bought last year for

$$800$ just sold this year for

$$1200$ . What is the percentage profit?

(50) $%$

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Percent Profit Between Two Amounts

$\mathsf{percent\;profit}=\mathsf{\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{profit}}{\color{#00880A}{original}}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

Amount of Profit

$\mathsf{\color{#9a00c7}{profit}}=\mathsf{\color{#007DDC}{new\;amount}}-\mathsf{\color{#00880A}{original}}$

First, compute for the amount of profit

$\mathsf{\color{#9a00c7}{profit}}$	$=$	$\mathsf{\color{#007DDC}{new\;price}}-\mathsf{\color{#00880A}{original}}$
	$=$	$\color{#007DDC}{1200}-\color{#00880A}{800}$
	$=$	$$400$

Use the formula to get the percent profit.

$\mathsf{percent\;profit}$	$=$	$\mathsf{\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{profit}}{\color{#00880A}{original}}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

	$=$	$\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{400}}{\color{#00880A}{800}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

	$=$	$\frac{4}{8}\times\frac{100}{1}$	Cancel the zeroes

	$=$	$\frac{400}{8}$

	$=$	$50\%$

$50%$

Question 3 of 6

A t-shirt originally costs

$$20$ . Later, it sells for

$$24$ . What is the percentage profit?

(20) $%$

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Percent Profit Between Two Amounts

$\mathsf{percent\;profit}=\mathsf{\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{profit}}{\color{#00880A}{original}}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

Amount of Profit

$\mathsf{\color{#9a00c7}{profit}}=\mathsf{\color{#007DDC}{new\;amount}}-\mathsf{\color{#00880A}{original}}$

First, compute for the amount of profit

$\mathsf{\color{#9a00c7}{profit}}$	$=$	$\mathsf{\color{#007DDC}{new\;price}}-\mathsf{\color{#00880A}{original}}$
	$=$	$\color{#007DDC}{24}-\color{#00880A}{20}$
	$=$	$$4$

Use the formula to get the percent profit.

$\mathsf{percent\;profit}$	$=$	$\mathsf{\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{profit}}{\color{#00880A}{original}}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

	$=$	$\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{4}}{\color{#00880A}{20}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

	$=$	$\frac{400}{20}$

	$=$	$\frac{40}{2}$	Cancel the zeroes

	$=$	$20\%$

$20%$

Question 4 of 6

A car dealer purchases a vehicle wholesale for a cost of $$19{,}500$ . Later, he sells it for $$26{,}300$ . What is the percentage profit?

Round off answer to

$1$ decimal place.

(34.9) $%$

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Percent Profit Between Two Amounts

$\mathsf{percent\;profit}=\mathsf{\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{profit}}{\color{#00880A}{original}}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

Amount of Profit

$\mathsf{\color{#9a00c7}{profit}}=\mathsf{\color{#007DDC}{new\;amount}}-\mathsf{\color{#00880A}{original}}$

First, compute for the amount of profit

$\mathsf{\color{#9a00c7}{profit}}$	$=$	$\mathsf{\color{#007DDC}{new\;price}}-\mathsf{\color{#00880A}{original}}$
	$=$	$\color{#007DDC}{26{,}300}-\color{#00880A}{19{,}500}$
	$=$	$$6800$

Use the formula to get the percent profit.

$\mathsf{percent\;profit}$	$=$	$\mathsf{\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{profit}}{\color{#00880A}{original}}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

	$=$	$\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{6800}}{\color{#00880A}{19{,}500}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

	$=$	$\frac{6800}{195}$	Cancel the zeroes

	$=$	$34.9\%$

$34.9%$

Question 5 of 6

A

$90$ -gram snack bar is now

$18$ grams heavier. What is the percent increase on its weight?

(20) $%$

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Percent Increase Between Two Amounts

$\mathsf{percent\;increase}=\mathsf{\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{increase}}{\color{#00880A}{original}}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

Amount of Increase

$\mathsf{\color{#9a00c7}{increase}}=\mathsf{\color{#007DDC}{new\;amount}}-\mathsf{\color{#00880A}{original}}$

Use the formula to get the percent increase

$\mathsf{percent\;increase}$	$=$	$\mathsf{\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{increase}}{\color{#00880A}{original}}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

	$=$	$\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{18}}{\color{#00880A}{90}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

	$=$	$\frac{18}{9}\times\frac{10}{1}$	Cancel the zeroes

	$=$	$\frac{18\times10}{9\times1}$

	$=$	$\frac{180}{9}$

	$=$	$20%$

$20%$

Question 6 of 6

A snack bar used to contain

$12$ g of sugar. Now it contains

$3$ g less sugar. What is the percentage decrease in sugar?

(25) $%$

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Percent Decrease Between Two Amounts

$\mathsf{percent\;decrease}=\mathsf{\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{decrease}}{\color{#00880A}{original}}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

Use the formula to get the percent decrease

$\mathsf{percent\;decrease}$	$=$	$\mathsf{\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{decrease}}{\color{#00880A}{original}}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

	$=$	$\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{3}}{\color{#00880A}{12}}\times\frac{100}{1}$

	$=$	$\frac{1}{4}\times\frac{100}{1}$	Cancel the zeroes

	$=$	$\frac{25}{1}$

	$=$	$25%$

$25%$

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Percent Change Between Two Amounts

Amount of Change

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Percent Profit Between Two Amounts

Amount of Profit

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Percent Profit Between Two Amounts

Amount of Profit

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Percent Profit Between Two Amounts

Amount of Profit

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Percent Increase Between Two Amounts

Amount of Increase

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Percent Decrease Between Two Amounts

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