Increasing and Decreasing Percentages Worksheet
This worksheet focuses on understanding and calculating increasing and decreasing percentages, including real-world applications.
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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?
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