Percent Increase and Decrease

Percent Increase and Decrease

1. ​ ​Your friend diets and goes from ​125​ pounds to ​110​ pounds. What was her percentage weight loss?
A.25
B.10
C.15
D.100

2. G​ rowing up, you lived in a tiny country village. When you left for college, the population was 8​ 40.​ You recently
heard that the population has grown by 5​ %​. What is the present population?
A.82
B.37
C.119
D.288

Question 3

​I=P.R.T

What does I=P.R.T stands for?
A.Interest=Proportion.Ratio.Time
B.Interest=Percent.Ratio.Time
C.Interest=Principal.Rate.Time
D.Interest=Principal.Reciprocals.Time