Fill in the blanks to write each percent increase or decrease as a percentage of the initial amount. See this example below. This year, there was 40% more snow than last year. The amount of snow this year is 140% of the amount of snow last year. 1. This year, there were 25% fewer sunny days than last year. The number of sunny days this year is % of the number of sunny days last year. 2. Compared to last month, there was a 50% increase in the number of houses sold this month. The number of houses sold this month is % of the number of houses sold last month. 3. The runner's time to complete the marathon was a 10% less than the time to complete the last marathon. The runner's time to complete the marathon was % of the time to complete the last marathon.