1.   If the price of a car is $18,000 one month and $19,500 four months later, what is the percent of change?
    A. 7.7% decrease B. 8.3% decrease
    C. 8.3% increase D. 7.7% increase
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  2.   What is the percent of change from 32 ounces to 28 ounces?
    A. 14.3% increase B. 12.5% increase
    C. 12.5% decrease D. 14.3% decrease
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  3.   A new manufacturing process requires 45 minutes to produce a piece of furniture. If the old process took 1 hour and 20 minutes, what is the percent of change in production time?
    A. 77.8% increase B. 77.8% decrease
    C. 43.75% increase D. 43.75% decrease
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  4.   At a local supermarket, the price of a gallon of milk rose from $1.99 to $2.17. To the nearest tenth of a percent, what was the percent of increase?
    A. 9% B. 0.01%
    C. 1% D. 90.50%
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  5.   Find the percent of change from 6.5 feet to 8 feet. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.
    A. 0.20% B. 25%
    C. 23.10% D. 18.80%
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