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?

• $20

• $24

• $28

• $25

A population of a town increased from 1,200 to 1,440 people. What is the percent increase in the population?

• 15%

• 25%

• 30%

• 20%

A bike was purchased for $150 and later sold for $120. What is the percent decrease in the price of the bike?

• 20%

• 25%

• 30%

• 15%

A student scored 75% on a test with 40 questions. How many questions did the student answer correctly?

• 35

• 40

• 25

• 30

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

• 15%

• 25%

• 30%

• 20%

A restaurant increased its menu prices by 15%. If a meal originally cost $25, what is the new price of the meal?

• $32.50

• $28.75

• $26.25

• $30.00

A book was originally priced at $18 but is now on sale for $12. What is the percent decrease in the price of the book?

• 25%

• 40%

• 50%

• 33.33%

A school had 500 students last year and now has 550 students. What is the percent increase in the number of students?

• 5%

• 15%

• 20%

• 10%

A jacket was marked down from $80 to $64. What percent discount was applied to the jacket?

• 30%

• 20%

• 15%

• 25%

A factory produced 1,000 toys last month and increased production to 1,200 toys this month. What is the percent increase in toy production?

• 30%

• 20%

• 25%

• 15%