Increasing and Decreasing Percentages Worksheet
Grade 12 Math worksheet focusing on calculating and applying increasing and decreasing percentages in various real-world scenarios.
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Increasing and Decreasing Percentages
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Read each question carefully and solve for the unknown value. Show all your work where applicable.
1. A store increases the price of a jacket by 20%. If the original price was $80, what is the new price?
$96
$64
$100
$80
2. A car's value depreciates by 15% each year. If its current value is $20,000, what will be its value after one year?
$17,000
$23,000
$18,500
$20,000
1. If a quantity increases from 50 to 60, the percentage increase is .
2. A 25% decrease on an item priced at $120 results in a new price of .
3. To find the original price after a 10% increase to $55, you would divide $55 by .
1. A company's sales increased from $500,000 to $650,000. Calculate the percentage increase in sales.
2. A laptop is discounted by 18% and now costs $820. What was the original price of the laptop?
1. An item that increases by 10% and then decreases by 10% will return to its original price.
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False
2. If a population decreases from 1000 to 800, the percentage decrease is 20%.
True
False
1. A small business experienced a 15% increase in profit in Q1 compared to the previous year. In Q2, the profit decreased by 5% from Q1's profit. If the profit for the previous year was $120,000, what is the profit for Q2?