Question

If a bike's original price is $110, and the new price is $96, what is the percent change?

Answer 1

How much did the price drop?

Answer 2

You would take how much the price dropped over what it used to be and that is your percent

Answer 3

oh, so 110-96=14 and 14 over 110?

Answer 4

yep and now you want a decimal value for that

Answer 5

ok! so 13%?

Answer 6

Yeah pretty much

Answer 7

If your teacher wants a more specific answer you can just type it into a calculator

Answer 8

ok, and akso, what if it says a tennis racket is $79 as an original price, and it says a 5% change, what should i do to dind the new price?

Answer 9

*also*

Answer 10

Well it depends on whether it's 5% change more or less

Answer 11

More!

Answer 12

ok then you would take 5%of 79 and then add it back to 79

Answer 13

Oh, ok so 0.05x79, and than add the product?

Answer 14

Yep

Answer 15

Oh ok, Thank you

Answer 16

No prob :)

Answer 17

What if the original price is $45 and the new price is $56, it will be a negative, what would i do?

Answer 18

Someone HELP!!!!!!

Answer 19

Oh sorry

Answer 20

It won't be negative, instead of a percent decrease it will be a percent increase
Do however much MORE the new price is divided by the old price

Answer 21

Oh, ok thanks!