L2 MAB4

2 - Percentage Calculation


Main:

Example 1


In 2017, Korkeasaari Zoo was visited by 449 000 people to the nearest thousand. In the following three years, the number of visitors changed according to the table.


How many people visited Korkeasaari in 2020?

Example 2


Antti Häkkänen was elected to parliament in 2015 and 2019. In 2015, his number of votes was 6 216 and in 2019 it was 20 234. By how many percent did the number of votes change?

Example 3


In 2019, 1 090 000 leisure trips were made to Estonia from Finland. In the same year, 710 000 leisure trips were made to Sweden.


a) How many percent more trips were made to Estonia than to Sweden?


b) How many percent fewer trips were made to Sweden than to Estonia?

Example 4


The rent will be increased by 5,5%, and after the increase it will be €485,30/month. How much was the original rent?

Example 5


The price of the speaker was reduced by 15% for the duration of the sale. By what percentage did the price of the speaker increase when it was raised back to the original price after the sale? Give the answer to one decimal place