Chapter5

Chapter 2

Ratio, Proportion,
and Percent

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Section 5.6

Applications of
Percent

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 Objectives
A. Solve Applications Involving Percent.
B. Find Percent of Increase and Percent of Decrease.

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 Example 1
18% of Frank’s wages are withheld for income tax.
Find the amount withheld from Frank’s
wages of $3680 per month.
18% of 3680 is what number?

percent
base amount

18%  3680  n
0.18  3680  n
662.4  n

Thus, $662.40 were held from Frank’s wages.

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 Example 3 (1 of 2)
Mr. Buccaran, the principal of Slidell High School,
counted 31 freshmen absent during a particular day. If this
is 4% of the total number of freshmen, how many
freshmen are there at Slidell High School?
Method 1 Now we solve for n.
31 is 4% of what number? 31 = 0.04 · n
31
n
0.04
31 = 4% · n 775  n

There are 775 freshmen in the school.

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 Example 3 (2 of 2)
Mr. Buccaran, the principal of Slidell High School,
counted 31 freshmen absent during a particular day. If this
is 4% of the total number of freshmen, how many
freshmen are there at Slidell High School?
31 4
Method 2 
b 100
31 is 4% of what number?
3100  b  4
3100
base
b
amount percent 4
775  b

There are 775 freshmen in the school.

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 Finding Percent of Increase

Percent of Increase

amount of increase
percent of increase =
original amount

Then write the quotient as a percent.

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 Example 5
The average soft-drink size has increased from 13.1 oz to
19.9 oz over the past two decades. Find the percent
increase. (Source: University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, Journal for American Medicine)

First we find the amount of increase; 19.9 – 13.1 = 6.8.

The amount of increase is 6.8. To find the percent of increase,
6.8
percent of increase   0.5191  51.9%
13.1

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 Finding Percent of Decrease

Percent of Decrease

amount of decrease
percent of decrease =
original amount

Then write the quotient as a percent.

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 Example 6

John Smith decided to decrease the number of calories

in his diet from 3250 to 2100. Find the percent
decrease.

First we find the amount of decrease; 3250 – 2100 = 1150.

The amount of decrease is 1150. To find the percent

of decrease,
1150
percent of decrease   0.3538  35.4%
3250

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