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WorksheetsPercent Increase/Decrease
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of the following definitions best defines Percent Increase?
Describes how much a quantity goes up in comparison to the original amount.
Describes how much a quantity goes down in comparison to the original amount.
What is the first step in finding percent increase?
Solving for the percent decrease
Finding the amount of change
Amber got a raise, and her hourly wage increased from $8 to $9.50. What is the percent increase?
≈19%
5%
≈10%
17%
A store purchases T-shirts from a factory for $20 each and sells them to customers for $23. What is the percent increase in price?
$3
3% increase
15% increase
Doesn't change
Does this question represent a percent INCREASE or a percent DECREASE?
Increase
Decrease
If a shirt originally costs $50 and is marked down by 20%, what is the new price?
$40
$30
$45
$35
A car decreases in value by 15% over a year. If it was originally worth $20,000, what is its value after one year?
$17,000
$18,000
$15,000
$16,500
If a population of 5000 increases by 10% in a year, what will be the population after one year?
5500
6000
5050
6500
A store sold 150 items last month and 180 items this month. What is the percentage increase in sales?
20%
15%
25%
30%
A population of 500 increases by 10% in a year. What is the new population?
550
600
510
500
A population of 5000 increases by 10% in a year. What is the new population?
5500
6000
500
4500
A stock increases in value by 5% from $100 to what value?
$105
$110
$95
$100.50
A pair of shoes was marked down 25% from its original price of $80. What is the new price?
$60
$70
$65
$55
A car's value decreases from 20,000to 15,000. What is the percentage decrease?
20%
25%
30%
15%
A painting cost $4,563 though over a span of 5 years increased by 500%. How much does it cost now?
$41,000
$27,378
$31,000
$27,386
Find the percent of change if the original cost was $5 and the new cost is $1.
Increase $4
Decrease $4
Decrease 80%
Decrease 40%
Find the percent of change.
From 24 teachers to 30 teachers.
25% increase
20% increase
25% decrease
25% increase
Last year, 625 students attended Kener's school. This year, 590 students attend the school. Is the percent of change an increase or decrease?
Increase
Decrease
