Intermediate Test Prep:Math 8 (Grade 8) Percents Greater than 100% & Less than 1%; Practice

Percent Application: Practice
Percents Less than 1%
and Greater than 100%
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Remember...to use either a percent which is less than 1% or a percent which is greater than 100% you must first change them either to an equivalent fraction or decimal number.

Change these percents to the equivalent
(a) decimal number and (b) fraction
1.) .65%
2.) 475%
3.) .008%
4.) 800%

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The cost of a new car has increased 400% over the past 15 years. What would a car which was priced at $6200.00 15 years ago cost in today's economy?

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A company which produces nails for the building industry, is very proud of the fact that only .02% of each shipment are defective. If one shipment contains 1,000,000 nails, how many nails are expected to be defective?

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Jim invested $3000 in a certain stock. The stock is now valued at 325% of his original investment. How much is Jim's stock now worth?

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During a very hot week one summer the amount of water in a pool decreased, due to evaporation, by .7%. If, at the beginning of the week there was 30,000 gallons of water in the pool, how many gallons of water had evaporated?

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