Percent Change
1. Problem: Find the percent increase in the number of pupils from 25 to 32.
Step 1: Calculate the increase: $32 - 25 = 7$
Step 2: Use the percent increase formula: $\left(\frac{\text{increase}}{\text{original}}\right) \times 100 = \left(\frac{7}{25}\right) \times 100 = 28\%$
Answer: C. 28%
2. Problem: Find the percent markup from 6400 to 6600.
Step 1: Calculate the increase: $6600 - 6400 = 200$
Step 2: Calculate percent markup: $\left(\frac{200}{6400}\right) \times 100 = 3.125\%$
Answer: A. 3.125%
3. Problem: Find the percent of new members joining a basketball club increasing membership from 50 to 60.
Step 1: Calculate increase: $60 - 50 = 10$
Step 2: Percent increase: $\left(\frac{10}{50}\right) \times 100 = 20\%$
Answer: C. 20%
4. Problem: Compute percent increase in Ellecon's Math test marks from 72 to 90.
Step 1: Increase: $90 - 72 = 18$
Step 2: Percent increase: $\left(\frac{18}{72}\right) \times 100 = 25\%$
Answer: D. 25%
5. Problem: School enrollment increased from 240 to 261.
Step 1: Increase: $261 - 240 = 21$
Step 2: Percent increase: $\left(\frac{21}{240}\right) \times 100 = 8.75\%$
Answer: B. 8.75%
6. Problem: Percent decrease in Math Club membership from 80 to 56.
Step 1: Decrease: $80 - 56 = 24$
Step 2: Percent decrease: $\left(\frac{24}{80}\right) \times 100 = 30\%$
7. Problem: Percent decrease in company employees from 75 to 60.
Step 1: Decrease: $75 - 60 = 15$
Step 2: Percent decrease: $\left(\frac{15}{75}\right) \times 100 = 20\%$
8. Problem: Percent decrease in skirt price from 240 to 204.
Step 1: Decrease: $240 - 204 = 36$
Step 2: Percent decrease: $\left(\frac{36}{240}\right) \times 100 = 15\%$
9. Problem: Daily sales diminished from 15000 to 12450.
Step 1: Decrease: $15000 - 12450 = 2550$
Step 2: Percent decrease: $\left(\frac{2550}{15000}\right) \times 100 = 17\%$
10. Problem: Price of mango dropped from 120 to 90.
Step 1: Decrease: $120 - 90 = 30$
Step 2: Percent decrease: $\left(\frac{30}{120}\right) \times 100 = 25\%$