Question 3 Complete each percent increase or percent decrease as a percentage of the initial amount. The first one is done for you.
a. This year, there was 40% more snow than last year.
The amount of snow this year is 140% of the amount of snow last year
b. This year, there were 25% fewer sunny days than last year.
The number of sunny days this year is
% of the number of sunny days last year.
c. Compared to last month, there was a 50% increase in the number of houses sold this month.
The number of houses sold this month is
% of the number of houses sold last month.
d. The runner's time to complete the marathon was 10% less than the time to complete the last marathon
The runner's time to complete the marathon was
% of the time to complete the last marathon