PSAT Math › Percent of Change
The radius of a given circle is increased by 20%. What is the percent increase of the area of the circle.
The radius of a given circle is increased by 20%. What is the percent increase of the area of the circle.
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?