Percent of Change

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The radius of a given circle is increased by 20%. What is the percent increase of the area of the circle.

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The radius of a given circle is increased by 20%. What is the percent increase of the area of the circle.

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The cost of a shirt in January is dollars. In February, the cost is decreased by 10%. In March, the cost is decreased by another 10%. By what percentage did the shirt decrease in total between January and March?

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The cost of a shirt in January is dollars. In February, the cost is decreased by 10%. In March, the cost is decreased by another 10%. By what percentage did the shirt decrease in total between January and March?

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If a rectangle's length decreases by fifteen percent, and its width decreases by twenty percent, then by what percent does the rectangle's area decrease?

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If a rectangle's length decreases by fifteen percent, and its width decreases by twenty percent, then by what percent does the rectangle's area decrease?

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Cindy is running for student body president and is making circular pins for her campaign. She enlarges her campaign image to fit the entire surface of a circular pin. After the image is enlarged, its new diameter is 75 percent larger than the original. By approximately what percentage has the area of the image increased?

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Cindy is running for student body president and is making circular pins for her campaign. She enlarges her campaign image to fit the entire surface of a circular pin. After the image is enlarged, its new diameter is 75 percent larger than the original. By approximately what percentage has the area of the image increased?

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The population of Town A is 12,979 people in 1995. The population, when measured again in 2005, is 22,752. What was the change in population to the nearest whole percentage point?

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The population of Town A is 12,979 people in 1995. The population, when measured again in 2005, is 22,752. What was the change in population to the nearest whole percentage point?

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