Percent of Change

Topics for Today:

We continued the topic of percents in the context of percent of change. We can have a positive percent of change (representing an increase) or a negative rate of change (representing a decrease). To determine the percent of change, we have to compare how much something changed to its original quantity. Percent of change is relative to the original value.

Vocabulary:

percent of change, percent of increase, percent of decrease

Sections Covered in Textbook:

6-8: Finding Percent of Change (pages 327-332)

Resources & Tutorials:

1) What is the percent of change?
2) How do you find percent of change?
3) How do you determine percent of increase or decrease?
4) Percent of Change Class notes