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The interest rate on the account is\u003Cbr>3% .  |  |  |  |\n| How much will I have at the end ofa year? |  |  |  |\n| 2) A laptop normally costs $640 . It is reduced by 15% in a sale.  |  |  |  |\n| What is the sale price of the laptop? |  |  |  |\n| 3) Tyger scores 28 in a spelling test.\u003Cbr>His score improves by 25%\u003Cbr>the following week. |  | |  |\n| What was his score? |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Frazer cycles 160 miles in one week.\u003Cbr>He cycles 20% fewer miles the following week.\u003Cbr>|  |  |\n| How far did he cycle? |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A Boeing 747 is at 25,000 ft. It climbs another 40% to get to cruising altitude. | |  |\n| What is the cruising altitude of the plane? |  |  |  |\n| 6) The driest month in Montreal had 2.5\u003Cbr>inches of rainfall. The wettest month\u003Cbr>had 40% more rainfall. |  |  | |\n| How many inches did the wettest month have? |  |  |  |\n\nPERCENTAGE INCREASE / DECREASE WORD PROBLEMS 1 ANSWERS  \nUse the percentage increases and decreases to answer these problems.  \n\n| Working out |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) | I have $3500 which I leave in a savings account for a year. The interest rate on the account is\u003Cbr>3% .  |  |  | 3% of $3500 = $105 $3500 + $105 = $3605 |\n| How much will I have at the end ofa year? $3,605 |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) A laptop normally costs $640. It is reduced by 15% in a sale.  |  |  |  | 15% of $640 = $96\u003Cbr>$640- $96 = $544 |\n| What is the sale price of the laptop? |  |  |  | $544 |\n| 3) Tyger scores 28 in a spelling test. His score improves by 25% the following week. |  | |  | 25% of 28 = 7 28 + 7 = 35 |\n| What was his score? |  | 35 |  |  |\n| 4) | Frazer cycles 160 miles in one week.\u003Cbr>He cycles 20% fewer miles the following week.\u003Cbr>|  |  | 20% of 160 = 32 160 – 32 = 128 |\n| How far did he cycle? |  | 128 miles |  |  |\n| 5) A Boeing 747 is at 25,000 ft. It climbs another 40% to get to cruising altitude. |  | |  | 40% of 25,000 = 10,000 25,000 + 10,000 = 35,000 |\n| What is the cruising altitude of the plane? |  |  |  | 35,000 ft |\n| 6) The driest month in Montreal had 2.5 inches of rainfall. The wettest month had 40% more rainfall. |  |  | | 40% of 2.5 = 1.0 2.5 + 1.0 = 3.5 |\n| How many inches did the wettest month have? 3.5 inches |  |  |  |  |","cbCaimsvGqxdZhHs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimsvGqxdZhHs","pdf",240710,"English","# Percentage Increase / Decrease Word Problems 1\n## Questions 1-6\n## Answers","[{\"question\":\"How do you find the final amount when interest is added at a given percentage?\",\"answer\":\"Compute the interest as the given percentage of the starting amount, then add it to the original value (e.g., 3% of $3500).\"},{\"question\":\"What is the method for solving a percentage decrease sale price problem?\",\"answer\":\"Find the discount as the given percentage of the original price, then subtract it from the original price (e.g., 15% off $640).\"},{\"question\":\"How do you handle a score that increases by a percentage?\",\"answer\":\"Calculate the increase as the specified percentage of the original score, then add it to the original score to get the improved score.\"}]","Percentage Increase / Decrease Word Problems 1 | PDF",1792680544]