Percent Increase, Decrease, and Discount

Complete this assessment to practice calculating percent increases, decreases, and discounts. Be sure to check your answers.

Percent Increase, Decrease, and Discount

  1. At a local community college the cost per unit of instruction is being raised from $20.00 to $26.00. What percent increase is this?
  2. A person whose salary is $53,500.00 receives a 4% payout. What is the salary decrease and what is the new salary?
  3. During a clearance sale, a pair of pants that originally sold for $54.95 is marked down to $32.97. What is the percent discount?


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