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Veronica is planning to make muffins from a mix. The package says each muffin will be calories and calories will be from fat. What percent of the total calories is from fat? (Round to the nearest whole percent.)
26%
The brownie mix Ricardo plans to use says that each brownie will be calories, and calories are from fat. What percent of the total calories are from fat?
37%
People in the media often talk about how much an amount has increased or decreased over a certain period of time. They usually express this increase or decrease as a percent .
To find the percent increase , first we find the amount of increase, which is the difference between the new amount and the original amount. Then we find what percent the amount of increase is of the original amount.
Step 1. Find the amount of increase.
Step 2. Find the percent increase as a percent of the original amount.
In the California governor proposed raising community college fees from per unit to per unit. Find the percent increase. (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.)
| What are you asked to find? | the percent increase |
| Choose a variable to represent it. | Let percent. |
| Find the amount of increase. |
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| Find the percent increase. | The increase is what percent of the original amount? |
| Translate to an equation. |
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| Divide both sides by 26. |
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| Round to the nearest thousandth. |
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| Convert to percent form. |
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| Write a complete sentence. | The new fees represent a 38.4% increase over the old fees. |
In the IRS increased the deductible mileage cost to cents from cents. Find the percent increase. (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.)
8.8%
In the standard bus fare in Chicago was In the standard bus fare was Find the percent increase. (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.)
50%
Finding the percent decrease is very similar to finding the percent increase, but now the amount of decrease is the difference between the original amount and the final amount. Then we find what percent the amount of decrease is of the original amount.
The average price of a gallon of gas in one city in June was The average price in that city in July was Find the percent decrease.
| What are you asked to find? | the percent decrease |
| Choose a variable to represent it. | Let percent. |
| Find the amount of decrease. |
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| Find the percent of decrease. | The decrease is what percent of the original amount? |
| Translate to an equation. |
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| Divide both sides by 3.71. |
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| Round to the nearest thousandth. |
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| Convert to percent form. |
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| Write a complete sentence. | The price of gas decreased 1.9%. |
The population of one city was about in The population of the city is projected to be about in Find the percent decrease. (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.)
6.3%
Last year Sheila's salary was Because of furlough days, this year her salary was Find the percent decrease. (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.)
10%
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