Mastering Percent Increase and Decrease in Real Life

A store is having a sale where all items are 20% off. If a shirt originally costs $30, what is the sale price of the shirt?

• $24

• $20

• $25

• $28

A bike was priced at $150 but is now $120 after a discount. What percent decrease was applied to the bike's price?

• 25%

• 30%

• 20%

• 15%

Emily scored 80% on her math test. If there were 50 questions on the test, how many questions did she answer correctly?

• 40

• 30

• 50

• 45

A plant grew from 40 inches to 50 inches in one year. What is the percent increase in the height of the plant?

• 30%

• 10%

• 15%

• 25%

A video game originally costs $60. If it is now selling for $45, what percent decrease in price has occurred?

• 25%

• 15%

• 30%

• 20%

A school had 200 students last year. This year, the number of students increased by 25%. How many students are there this year?

• 225

• 200

• 300

• 250

A jacket was marked down from $80 to $64. What percent decrease did the jacket experience?

• 30%

• 20%

• 15%

• 25%

If a recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar and you want to reduce it by 25%, how much sugar will you use?

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 1.5 cups

• 2.5 cups

A car's value decreased from $20,000 to $15,000. What is the percent decrease in the car's value?

• 20%

• 15%

• 25%

• 30%

A book was originally priced at $25. If it is now selling for $18.75, what percent decrease in price has occurred?

• 15%

• 25%

• 20%

• 30%