PERCENTAGE INCREASE AND DECREASE WORKSHEETS

1. The percentage increase of quantities from 700 to 875

is equal to ____.

2. The salary of a person has been increased by 15%

across a year. What is the new salary of the person,
if his present salary is $700?

3. The rent for a shop has been reduced by 5% . The

current rent of the shop is $12000. The new rent of
the shop is ___.

4. The number of people who were expected to go for the

first show of a movie was 600. But due to rain the
number of people who had been to the movie was 540.
What is the percentage decrease in the number of
people?
(a).25% (b).20% (c).10% (d) 8%

5. The number of breads which were sold in a supermarket

have risen from 50 to 60. Find the percentage
increase in the sale of the breads.

6. Due to an error the weight f 5kgs was measured as

5kgs and 100 gms. Find the percentage error in
calculating the weight.

7. The number of people in a particular society are 800,

and it is expected to increase by 12% across the
year. What is www.cuemath.com
expected population by the end of the
 year?

8. The salary of a person has been reduced by 20%. By

what percentage should this salary be increased to get
back to the earlier salary?
(a).20% (b).25% (c).30% (d).50%
9. The temperatures across two days have recorded as
42.5 and 43.1. Find the percentage increase in
temperature.

10. Due to increase in demand the cost per kg of

tamatoes have increased from $1.50 to $2. What is
the percentage increase in the price of tamato?

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1) 25.00%

2) $805

3) $12600

4) (C).10%

5) 20% increase

6) 2% error

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7) 896

8) (b).25%

9) 1.41%

10) 33.33%

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1. Percentage is always calculated
with reference to 100.
2. Percentage increase or decrease
of a quantity is the change in
the value of the quantity,
divided with the initial value of
the quantity, and expressed as a
percentage.
3. Percentage symbol % can be
removed by dividing the given
value with 100.

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