Welcome To My 8th Grade Math Dictionary! (:


Percent:
- A ratio whose denominator is 100, and the symbol for percent is %


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Percent of Change:
-A percent that indicates how much a quantity increases or decreases with
respect to the original amount

-The formula for percent of change is percent equals the amount of increase or
decrease divided by the original amount


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Percent of Increase:
-The percent of change in a quantity when the new amount is greater than the
original amount
Example:
-Increase 54 by 25%




Percent of Decrease:
-The percent of change in a quantity when the new amount is less than
the original amount
Example:
Decrease 78 by 40%




Markup:
-The increase from the wholesale price of an item to the retail price
Example:
- In example 1, what is the retail price of a decorative pillow that is
$2.00 if the markup percent is 250%?




Discount:
-The decrease from the original price of an item to the sale price


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Interest:
-The amount earned or paid for the use of money
Example:
- 6% interest on $30,000




Principal:
-An amount of money that is deposited or borrowed

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Simple Intrest:
-Intrest that is earned or paid only on the principal
-Simple intrest, I, is the product of the principal, P, the annual
interest rate (write as a decimal), and the time T in years:
-I=Prt
- The balance A = P + Prt, or A = P(1+rt)


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Annual Intrest Rate:
-The percent (%) of the principal earned or paid per year



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Balance:
-The sum of the principals and all intrest earned



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