Solving Ratio and Percent Problems
Grade 6•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can solve multi-step problems involving percent increase and percent decrease in real-life situations.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Calculate the percent decrease if a store's price drops from $80 to $60. Show your work.
2. 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.
3. If a car's value decreased from $25,000 to $20,000, what is the percent decrease in its value? Provide the steps you took to find your answer.
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