Percentages Greater Than 100
Explore and calculate percentages greater than 100, understanding their application in real-world scenarios such as growth and increase.
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Percentages Greater Than 100
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Read each question carefully and provide your answer. Show all your work for full credit.
1. Explain in your own words what it means for a percentage to be greater than 100%. Provide a real-world example.
2. Calculate 150% of 80. The answer is .
3. What is 225% of 60? The answer is .
4. A company's sales increased by 120% from last year. If last year's sales were $50,000, what are the current sales?
$60,000
$110,000
$120,000
$170,000
5. A recipe calls for 200 grams of flour. If you want to make 3 times the recipe, what percentage of the original amount of flour will you use?
100%
200%
300%
400%
6. A town's population grew from 12,000 to 18,000. What is the percentage increase in the population?
7. An item originally priced at $40 is now selling for $70. What percentage of the original price is the new price?
8. If a quantity increases by 100%, it means the new quantity is double the original quantity.
True
False
9. A percentage greater than 100 always indicates a decrease from the original value.
True
False
10. The price of a stock increased by 50% in January and then increased by another 50% in February. Is the total increase 100% of the original price? Explain your reasoning.