Percent of Change Worksheet

This worksheet focuses on calculating percent of increase and decrease, and applying these concepts to real-world problems.

Grade 11 Math Percents, Ratios, and RatesPercent of Change

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.3CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSN.Q.A.2

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Percent of Change Worksheet

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Read each question carefully and calculate the percent of change. Round your answers to two decimal places where necessary.

1. To calculate the percent of change, you divide the amount of change by the amount and then multiply by 100.

2. If a quantity increases, the percent of change is called a percent of .

3. If a quantity decreases, the percent of change is called a percent of .

4. A shirt originally cost $25 and is now on sale for $20. What is the percent of decrease?

5. The population of a town grew from 12,000 to 15,000 in one year. What is the percent of increase?

6. A stock price increased from $50 to $65. What is the percent of increase?

7. A car's value depreciated from $18,000 to $15,300. What is the percent of decrease?

10%

15%

20%

25%

8. The number of students in a club increased from 40 to 48. What is the percent of increase?

15%

18%

20%

25%

9. If an item's price changes from $100 to $90, it is a 10% decrease.

True

False

10. A percent of change can be positive or negative.

True

False

11. A store increased the price of a jacket from $60 to $75. What is the percent of increase? Show your work.

12. Due to a new manufacturing process, the cost to produce a certain item decreased from $120 to $108. What is the percent of decrease? Show your work.