Question

Cheese sticks that were previously priced at "5 for $1" are now "4 for $1" Find the percent decrease in the number of cheese sticks you can buy for $1? HELP!

Answer 1

Well how much less can you buy now than you could buy before?

Answer 2

What do you mean?

Answer 3

SOMEONE help me!

Answer 4

Before you could buy 5 right?
And now you can only buy 4?
so how many less is that?
( I know it's obvious but it's important to the problem)

Answer 5

oh, it's 1!

Answer 6

^^

Answer 7

Yeah
So you could buy 5 before right?
So if you can buy 1 less, out of 5 TOTAL what is your percentage?

Answer 8

20%!?!?!

Answer 9

I'm not sure?

Answer 10

Yep

Answer 11

Good job :)

Answer 12

oh, THANK YOU!

Answer 13

And what's the percent increase in the price per cheese stick?

Answer 14

Someone help!

Answer 15

Oh sorry didn't see this
Well calculate the base rates of the cheesesticks
How much did 1 cheesestick cost before and how much does 1 cost now?

Answer 16

I think 0.20 cents?

Answer 17

yes

Answer 18

now find the new price

Answer 19

And the 4 for $1 is 0.25

Answer 20

next find the increase in price (change in price)

Answer 21

0.05 but i need to put it in percentage

Answer 22

yes, now we use the idea that percent increase (or decrease) is
the fraction amount of change/original amount
in other words, 5/20

change that to a decimal

Answer 23

0.4 =40%

Answer 24

5/20 is not .4

Answer 25

you could simplify 5/20 by dividing top and bottom by 5 to get ¼

Answer 26

oh, 25%

Answer 27

now divide 4 into 1.0 (or use a calculator.. though it would be good to be able to do it by hand)

yes you get 0.25
then the last step is change the decimal to a fraction by
1) multiply by 100
2) append a % sign

you get 25%

Answer 28

The price increased by 25%

Answer 29

ok, thank you soooo much!

Answer 30

what an artist!