How to find the percent of increase

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1

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

2

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?

3

A stock for YUM was trading at . If the price increased by , then decreased by , then increased by ; what was the net % change in price (to the nearest tenth of a percent)? (use a negative sign to denote a decrease)

4

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?

5

A factory produced 2500 units during the month of September. In order to increase production by 12% in the month of October, the factory hired more workers. How many units were produced in October?

6

Phoenicia is a grocery store that is expanding quickly.

In 2011 Phoenicia's total sales were $1,800,800.

In 2012 their sales rose to $2,130,346.

By what percentage did the store increase its income from 2011 to 2012.

(Round answer to the nearest tenth.)

7

If the side of a square is doubled in length, what is the percentage increase in area?

8

A circle has its radius increased by . By what percent is its area increased?

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