Percent Problems: Increase, Decrease, and Interpretation

A store had 200 shirts. If they sold 25% of them, how many shirts did they sell?

• 25

• 75

• 100

• 50

A bike originally costs $150. If it is on sale for 20% off, what is the sale price?

• $140

• $120

• $130

• $100

A student scored 80 out of 100 on a test. What percentage did they score?

• 90%

• 80%

• 75%

• 85%

A population of a town increased from 1,000 to 1,200. What is the percentage increase in the population?

• 15%

• 20%

• 25%

• 30%

A book was priced at $20 but is now $15. What is the percentage decrease in the price?

• 30%

• 25%

• 10%

• 15%

If a car's value decreased from $25,000 to $20,000, what is the percentage decrease?

• 15%

• 20%

• 10%

• 25%

A restaurant had 50 customers on Monday and 75 customers on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase in customers?

• 50%

• 40%

• 60%

• 25%

A jacket was marked down from $60 to $45. What percentage discount did the jacket receive?

• 15%

• 30%

• 40%

• 25%

If a student read 30 pages of a 120-page book, what percentage of the book have they read?

• 25%

• 40%

• 30%

• 20%

A farmer harvested 500 apples last year and 600 apples this year. What is the percentage increase in apples harvested?

• 15%

• 10%

• 25%

• 20%