Percent Increase and Decrease Worksheet

Grade 8 math worksheet focusing on calculating percent increase and decrease in various real-world scenarios.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.3CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.B.5

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Percent Increase and Decrease

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Read each question carefully and calculate the percent increase or decrease. Show your work for full credit.

1. A store increased the price of a shirt from $20 to $25. What is the percent increase in the price?

2. The number of students in a club grew from 40 to 48. What is the percent increase in club membership?

3. A car's value decreased from $15,000 to $12,000. What is the percent decrease in its value?

4. The temperature dropped from 75°F to 60°F. What is the percent decrease in temperature?

5. If a population increased from 200 to 250, what is the percent increase?

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25%

30%

50%

6. A shirt originally priced at $40 is on sale for $30. What is the percent decrease?

10%

20%

25%

30%

7. A price increase from $100 to $120 is a 20% increase.

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False

8. A decrease from 50 to 40 represents a 25% decrease.

True

False

9. If a quantity changes from 80 to 100, the percent increase is .

10. A reduction from 60 to 45 represents a percent decrease of .

11. The bar graph below shows the sales of a product over two months. Calculate the percent increase in sales from Month 1 to Month 2.