Increasing and Decreasing Percentages Worksheet

This worksheet focuses on understanding and calculating increasing and decreasing percentages, including real-world applications.

Grade 10 Math Percents, Ratios, and RatesPercentsIncreasing and Decreasing Percentages

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.3CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.EE.B.3

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Increasing and Decreasing Percentages

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1. A shirt that originally cost $40 is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price of the shirt?

$10

$25

$30

$50

2. The population of a town increased from 8,000 to 9,600. What is the percentage increase?

16%

20%

25%

80%

3. If a price of an item is increased by 15%, the new price is % of the original price.

4. To find a 30% decrease of a value, you can multiply the original value by .

5. A car depreciates by 12% each year. If the car was bought for $25,000, what will its value be after one year?

6. A store buys a jacket for $60 and marks up the price by 40%. What is the selling price of the jacket?

7. Increasing a quantity by 20% and then decreasing the new quantity by 20% will result in the original quantity.

True

False

8. If a value decreases from 100 to 80, the percentage decrease is 20%.

True

False

9. A collectible item's value increased by 10% in the first year and then increased by another 15% in the second year. If its initial value was $200, what is its value after two years?

10. Due to a recession, a company's revenue decreased by 8% in the first quarter and then decreased by another 5% in the second quarter. If the initial revenue was $1,200,000, what is the revenue after two quarters?