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The document provides a worksheet for calculating percentage changes in various scenarios, including price increases and decreases, as well as changes in customer counts and song quantities. Each example includes original and new values, calculations for differences, and the resulting percentage changes, indicating whether they are increases or decreases. The document serves as an educational tool for understanding how to compute percentage changes effectively.

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Percentage 1

The document provides a worksheet for calculating percentage changes in various scenarios, including price increases and decreases, as well as changes in customer counts and song quantities. Each example includes original and new values, calculations for differences, and the resulting percentage changes, indicating whether they are increases or decreases. The document serves as an educational tool for understanding how to compute percentage changes effectively.

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Computing Percentage Change

Increases and Decreases


Name: Date:

V Find the percentage change. State whether the change is an increase or


decrease.

(1) Diamond ring (2) Original: 45


Original price: $584.79 New: 41
New price: $620.98

(3) Original: 35.38 (4) Before: 19 customers


New: 15.45 Now: 25 customers

(5) Original: 41 (6) Original: 30.56


New: 64 New: 35.69

(7) Board game (8) Before: 50 songs


Original price: $22.95 Now: 39 songs
New price: $20.42

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Computing Percentage Change
Increases and Decreases
Name: A N S W EDate:
R KEY
V Find the percentage change. State whether the change is an increase or
decrease.

(1) Diamond ring (2) Original: 45


Original price: $584.79 New: 41
New price: $620.98 Difference: 45 – 41 = 4
Difference: $620.98 – 584.79 = 36.19 Change: 4°45•0.09
Change: $36.19°584.79•0.06 9% decrease
6% increase

(3) Original: 35.38 (4) Before: 19 customers


New: 15.45 Now: 25 customers
Difference: 35.38 – 15.45 = 19.93 Difference: 25 – 19 = 6
Change: 19.93°35.38•0.56 Change: 6°19•0.32
56% decrease 32% increase

(5) Original: 41 (6) Original: 30.56


New: 64 New: 35.69
Difference: 64 – 41 = 23 Difference: 35.69 – 30.56 = 5.13
Change: 23°41•0.56 Change: 5.13°30.56•0.17
56% increase 17% increase

(7) Board game (8) Before: 50 songs


Original price: $22.95 Now: 39 songs
New price: $20.42 Difference: 50 – 39 = 11
Difference: $22.95 – 20.42 = 2.53 Change: 11°50•0.22
Change: $2.53°22.95•0.11 22% decrease
11% decrease

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