Question

The cost of admission to the State Fair changed from $8.50 last year to $10.00 this year. Round to the nearest tenth. Show your work. (3 points)

a.) What is the percent of change from last year to this year?
b.) Is this a percent of increase or decrease?
c.) If you have a 25% off coupon to use on the $10.00 ticket, what is the cost of your ticket?

Answer 1

Percent increase is 17.6%

We still have to pay 7.50 with the coupon

Explanation:

Percent increase = (new- original)/original *100%

= (10-8.5)/8.5 * 100%

= 1.5/8.5 * 100%

= 17.6470588%

Round to the nearest tenth

17.6%

This is an increase since the cost went up.

If we have 25% off, we still have to pay (100%-25%) = 75%

10 *.75 = 7.50

We still have to pay 7.50 with the coupon