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Warren was making $100,000 per year. His boss said that he was going to cut his salary 25%, but that Warren shouldn't worry because he would be given a 25% raise the next day. How much will Warren's salary be after the 25% cut and 25% raise? Cut salary: 100,000 * 0.75 = 75,000 New salary after...

in 6th grade, veronica reads 45 books. in 7th grade she reads 63 books. what is the percent change? Percent Change = 100% * (New Value - Old Value)/Old Value Percent Change = 100% * (63 - 45)/45 Percent Change = 100% * 18/45 Percent Change = 100% * 0.4 Percent Change = 40% There is a...

The enrollment at a gymnastics academy increased 120% from 2016 to 2017. The enrollment in 2017 was 210. What is 2016's enrollment? We take 2017's enrollment of 210 and divide by 1.2 since 120% is 1.2 as a multiplier: 2016 enrollment = 2017 enrollment / 1.2 2016 enrollment =210/1.2 2016...

A restaurant is going to raise all their prices by 5%. If the current price of an item is p dollars, write an expression for the price after the increase. 5% = 0.05 as a decimal. New price = Old Price * (1 + decimal increase) New price = p * (1 + 0.05) New price = 1.05p

A city’s population in the 1987 was 125,524. In 2007 the population was 436,884. Determine the population rate of increase or decrease Find the population change: Population Change = New Population - Old Population Population Change = 436,884 - 125,524 Population Change = 311,360 Since the...

Last year I made $50,000 working for a company. This year everyone takes a 9% pay cut. Next year everyone is promised a 15% pay raise. How much will I make next year? Calculate pay cut amount with 9% = 0.09: Pay cut amount = Current Salary * (1 - pay cut percent) Pay cut amount = 50000 * (1 -...

A 20 oz. bottle of Pepsi costs $1.60 in 2010 and $1.85 in 2014. What is the percent of increase? Round to the nearest percent if necessary. We type 1.60 to 1.85 percent increase in our search engine and we get: 15.63% percent increase

In January 2017 the cost of postage stamps increased from 47 cents to 49 cents. What was the percent of increase? Using our percentage change calculator, we get: 4.26% increase

A restaurant is going to raise all their prices by 7%. If the current price of an item is p dollars, write an expression for the price after the increase. A 7% increase on price means we multiply the current price of p by 1.07. So our algebraic expression is: 1.07p

My rent was 800.00 a month. My landlord raised my rent to 1,240.00. What percentage did he raise my rent?. First, calculate the difference between the old and new rent: Difference = 1,240 - 800 = 440 Percentage increase = 440/800 Type 440/800 into the search engine, and choose the percent...

Sports radio stations numbered 220 in 1996. The number of sports radio stations has since increased by approximately 14.3% per year. Write an equation for the number of sports radio stations for t years after 1996. If the trend continues, predict the number of sports radio stations in 2015...

In 2013, a local Dairy Queen had $502,000 in sales. In 2014, that same locations sales were up an additional 43%. What was this Dairy Queens total sales in 2014? 2014 Sales = 2013 Sales * 1.43 2014 Sales = 502,000 * 1.43 2014 Sales = 717,860

A family is renting an apartment. For 2007, the rent is $1376 per month. The monthly rent in 2007 is 7.5% higher than the monthly rent in 2006. Determine the monthly rent in 2006. 7.5% as a decimal is 0.075 To increase a value by 7.5%, we multiply by 1.075 Calculate Rent Increase R(2007) =...

A piece of gym equipment which cost 450 including vat last year is now selling at 500 excluding vat. Calculate the percentage increase. Increase = (New Price - Old Price)/Old Price Increase = (500-450)/450 50/450 = 0.1111 To get the percentage, multiply by 100 11.11%