Percentage Increase Decrease Word Problems

An accountant used to charge $60 per hour, but recently decided to charge 10% less. Now how much does she charge per hour?

Employees earned $28/hr.

Calculate their new pay rate after a pay increase of 4%.

The Oxford Times had 848 subscribers last year. This year, after the paper was bought out, it had 75% fewer. How many subscribers were there this year?

An X-Box game is advertised as 20% off. If it was marked as $70, find the sale price.

A store sold 150 items last month and 180 items this month. What is the percentage increase in sales?

• 20%

• 15%

• 25%

• 30%

A store increased the price of a product by 25%. If the original price was $80, what is the new price?

• $100

• $90

• $85

• $75

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

• 5500

• 6000

• 500

• 4500

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

• 5500

• 6000

• 5050

• 6500

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

• Increase

• Decrease

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

• $40

• $30

• $45

• $35