Percent Increase and Decrease Worksheet
Calculate percent increase and decrease in various real-world scenarios and solve problems involving percentages.
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Read each question carefully and solve for the percent increase or decrease. Show all your work.
1. To calculate percent increase, you subtract the original amount from the new amount, divide by the original amount, and then multiply by .
2. If a price drops from $50 to $40, this represents a percent .
3. A shirt originally priced at $25 is now on sale for $20. What is the percent decrease in price?
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20%
25%
80%
4. A company's revenue increased from $150,000 to $180,000. What is the percent increase?
16.67%
20%
30%
120%
5. A stock's value decreased from $75 to $60. Calculate the percent decrease.
6. The population of a town grew from 12,000 to 15,000 residents in five years. What was the percent increase in population?
7. If an item's price increases by 10% and then decreases by 10%, its final price will be the same as its original price.
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