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Percent of Increase & Decrease. 8 th Math. Amount of Increase/decrease. Subtract the new price from the original price. Percent of Increase/Decrease.
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Percent of Increase & Decrease 8th Math
Amount of Increase/decrease • Subtract the new price from the original price.
Percent of Increase/Decrease Lorin works in a store that is having a special on Nike sneakers. Nike sneakers with an original price of $100 now sell for $70. Find the percent of decrease in the price.
Find a new price A year ago, Andrew bought a new computer for $1800. Since then there has been a 35% decrease in the price. What is the new price of the computer?
Find the original price The Sportstore marked down the price of all inline skates by 15%. What was the original price for a pair of skates that now cost $136?
Mrs. Osthus bought a used car. She sold this car 2 months later to some poor high schooler for $3300 after she increased the price 20% so she could fund her daughter’s texting habits. How much did Mrs. O pay for the car, originally?