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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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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6. A shirt originally priced at $40 is on sale for $30. What is the percent decrease?
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7. A price increase from $100 to $120 is a 20% increase.
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8. A decrease from 50 to 40 represents a 25% decrease.
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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.
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