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Give your answers to the nearest percent.  \n1) A remote-control car costs $60. It is reduced to $45 in the sale. By what percentage was the price reduced?  \n2) Sally puts $2500 in a bank account. She takes it out 10 years later. It is now worth $4100. Find the percentage increase.  \n3) On a winter’s day, the average temperature during the daytime is 40°F. At night the temperature falls to 24°F. What is the percentage decrease?  \n4) Tyger buys a car for $6900. He spends some time repairing it and improving it. He sells it for $9200. What is his percentage profit?  \n5) A car can travel 580 miles on a full tank of gas. With four new eco-tyres it can travel 620 miles. Find the percentage increase in miles the tyres have made.  \n6) A fire burns with normal wood at about 1100°F. If you use special kiln-dried wood, it burns as 1220°F. 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Find the percentage increase in miles the tyres have made.  \nAnswer: the tyres have improved the mileage by 7%  \n6) A fire burns with normal wood at about 1100°F. If you use special kiln-dried wood, it burns as 1220°F. What percentage increase in heat will there be if I use kiln-dried wood?  \nAnswer: It will be 11% hotter using the kiln-dried wood.","cbCaipYxkZL9kKFV","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipYxkZL9kKFV","pdf",198222,"English","# Find the Percentage Change Sheet 1\n## Percentage increases and decreases\n## Answers","[{\"question\":\"How do you calculate a percentage reduction from an original and sale price?\",\"answer\":\"Use (original - new) ÷ original, then convert to a percent. The worksheet example reduces $60 to $45 to get a 25% reduction.\"},{\"question\":\"What percentage increase does Sally get when her $2500 becomes $4100 after 10 years?\",\"answer\":\"Compute (4100 - 2500) ÷ 2500 and convert to a percent. 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