IXL - Percent of change: word problems (Algebra 1 practice)

Last weekend, the movie theater in Silvergrove issued 7,310 tickets to comedies. This weekend, it issued 12,427 tickets to comedies. What is the percent of increase in the number of comedy ticket issued per weekend?

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The last time that Dr. McMillan, a farm veterinarian, checked, a particular pig weighed 26 kilograms. Dr. McMillan just weighed the pig again and found out that it weighs 50% more now. How much does the pig weigh now?

kilograms

solution

"50% more" means you should add 50% to the original amount:

100% of original amount

50% of original amount

150% of original amount

Write and solve an equation:

final amount

150% of original amount

150% of 26

1.5

The pig now weighs 39 kilograms.

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