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Percentage increase
Percentage decrease
Reverse percentage
Percentage change
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π‘ The simple truth
Find the % then add or subtract β all percentage problems work this way
20% increase on $50: 50Γ0.2=10, 50+10=$60
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% of amount
30% of 80: find 10%(=8), Γ3=24.
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% increase
Increase $50 by 20%: 20% of 50=$10, addβ$60.
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% decrease
Decrease $80 by 25%: 25% of 80=$20, subtractβ$60.
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A $120 jacket is reduced by 15%. New price?
π‘ Find 15% first, then subtract from original
$18
$100
$105
$102
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