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She is   percent closer to the school. |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) Sam used to have $488.00 in the bank but after a year the amount increased to $732.00. This was an increase of   % . |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) A game normally cost $55 .00, but Nancy used a coupon and got the game for $49.50. The coupon was for   percent off. |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) It used to take Paige 5 minutes to do 20 multiplication problems. Now she can do the same page in 6.5 minutes. She is now   percent faster. |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) Vanessa bought a computer for $398.16. Tom bought one for $474.00. Vanessa's computer was   percent cheaper. |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) A store sold 14 dollars worth of gift cards in October. The next month the goal was to sell $20.72 worth of gift cards. This is an increase of   percent. |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) Last years phone model had a battery that lasted 14 hours. This year the battery only last for 12.32 hours. What was the percent the battery life decreased? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) Jerry spent 20 minutes on his math homework and 24 minutes on his spelling homework. He spent   percent more time on his spelling homework. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) A store normally averaged 129 customers a day. But on the weekends they averaged 74.82 customers a day. What is the percent decrease in the number of customers? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) A pole was supposed to be 10 meters long, but it was accidentally made 14 meters long. 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The coupon was for   percent off. |  |  |  |  | 4.  30  5.  16  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) It used to take Paige 5 minutes to do 20 multiplication problems. Now she can do the same page in 6.5 minutes. She is now   percent faster. |  |  |  |  | 6.  48  7.  12  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) Vanessa bought a computer for $398.16. Tom bought one for $474.00. Vanessa's computer was   percent cheaper. |  |  |  |  | 8.  20  9.  42  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) A store sold 14 dollars worth of gift cards in October. The next month the goal was to sell $20.72 worth of gift cards. This is an increase of   percent. |  |  |  |  | 10.  40  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) Last years phone model had a battery that lasted 14 hours. This year the battery only last for 12.32 hours. What was the percent the battery life decreased? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) Jerry spent 20 minutes on his math homework and 24 minutes on his spelling homework. He spent   percent more time on his spelling homework. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) A store normally averaged 129 customers a day. But on the weekends they averaged 74.82 customers a day. What is the percent decrease in the number of customers? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) A pole was supposed ","cbCaiuGcOUnkQiCp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuGcOUnkQiCp","pdf",44776,"English","# Solve each problem","[{\"question\":\"How do you find percent closer, percent faster, or percent cheaper from two given values?\",\"answer\":\"Use the original value as the base and compute percent change toward the new value, then label it as closer/faster/cheaper based on whether the new value is smaller or larger accordingly.\"},{\"question\":\"What does “percent off” mean in the coupon problem?\",\"answer\":\"“Percent off” is the percent decrease from the original price to the discounted price.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you calculate percent decrease for the battery life or customer count problems?\",\"answer\":\"Subtract the new value from the original value, divide by the original value, and express the result as a percent decrease.\"}]","Examining Percent Increase and Decrease - Math Practice | PDF",1790794421]