Solving Ratio and Percent Problems
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Objective
I can solve multi-step problems involving percent increase and percent decrease in real-life situations.
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Warm-up video
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
7 questions
Calculate the percent decrease if a store's price drops from $80 to $60. Show your work.
A population of a town decreased from 1,200 to 900 over a year. What is the percent decrease in the population? Explain your calculation.
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
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“A store originally priced a jacket at $90, but now it is on sale for $72. Calculate the percent decrease in the price of the jacket and show your work. A population of a town increased from 800 to 1,200 over a year. Calculate the percent increase in the population and explain your calculation. ”
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