1. Warm up 1. What percent of 400 is 60? 2. Solve 1.3x = 65

2. Lesson 7-6 Percent Problems Objective: To solve problems involving percents.

3. Percent Change

4. Example Gabrielle originally paid $6500 for a car 3 years ago. The same car costs $7400 today. What is the change in price? What is the % change? –C–Change in price 7400 – 6500 = 900 –%–% change : x= 13.8%

5. The Fergusons' real estate taxes went from $1560 to $1638. What was the percent of increase?

6. The number of registered voters in Franklin increased by 14% over last year. There are now 9633 registered voters. How many were there last year?

7. John has $8000 invested in stocks that give him a total annual income of $550. If part of the stocks pay 8% a year and the remainder of the stocks pay 6.5% a year, how much money is invested in the stocks at each rate?.08x +.065(8000-x) =550 Amount Rate Income 8% x 0.08.08x 6.5% 8000-x 0.065.065(8000-x)