Percent Increase or Decrease Worksheet

Before: 10
    After: 12
Find percent increase or percent decrease

• 20% increase

• 20% decrease

• 83% increase

• 120% decrease

Original Number: 45
      New Number: 72
Find percent increase or percent decrease

• 60% increase

• 63% increase

• 160% increase

• 60% decrease

Before: 15
    After: 12
Find percent increase or percent decrease

• 20% decrease

• 125% decrease

• 80% decrease

• 80% increase

Before: 75
    After: 60
Find percent increase or percent decrease

• 20% decrease

• 7% decrease

• 1.25% decrease

• 80% decrease

Does this question represent a percent INCREASE or a percent DECREASE?

• Increase

• Decrease

A population of 5000 increases by 10% in a year. What is the new population?

• 5500

• 6000

• 500

• 4500

If a shirt originally costs $50 and is marked down by 20%, what is the new price?

• $40

• $30

• $45

• $35

If a population of 5000 increases by 10% in a year, what will be the population after one year?

• 5500

• 6000

• 5050

• 6500

A car decreases in value by 15% over a year. If it was originally worth $20,000, what is its value after one year?

• $17,000

• $18,000

• $15,000

• $16,500

In July, you painted 60 pictures. In August, you painted 45 pictures.

What is the percent increase or decrease in the number of pictures you painted?

• 25% decrease

• 20% increase

• 75% increase

• 50% decrease