Percent Change, Read From a Table

Work out rises and falls from real prices, and see why dollars and percents disagree.

7 questions, free, marked as you go with a worked explanation on every one.

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The questions

  1. Use the table. The skates got cheaper. By what percent did the price fall?
  2. Use the table. Which item went up by the greatest percent?
  3. Use the table. The hoodie is put on sale at 25 percent off this year's price. What does it cost now?
  4. Use the table. What percent rise would put the skates back at last year's price?
  5. Use the table. Which items rose by more than 10 percent?
  6. Use the table. A team buys 4 helmets at this year's price. What is the total?
  7. Use the table. This year's price of which item is exactly 80 percent of last year's?

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