LESSON 5 – Percent of Increase and

Decrease

BUSINESS MATH
 Vocabulary
Percent Change

A percent change is an increase or decrease given as

a percent of the original amount.

A percent increase describes an amount that has

grown. A percent decrease describes an amount
that has been reduced.
 Percent Change

Percent change = amount of increase or decrease

original amount

This is expressed as a percentage! So you will

have to be careful with decimals!
Find each percent change. Tell whether is a percent
increase or decrease.
From 25 to 49
Percent change = amount of increase or decrease
original amount

Percent change = 49 - 25
25
Percent change = 0.96 = 96%. This is a percent
increase, why?
Find each percent change. Tell whether is a percent
increase or decrease.
From 50 to 45
Percent change = amount of increase or decrease
original amount

Percent change = 50 - 45
50
Percent change = 0.10 = 10%. This is a percent
decrease, why?
YOUR TURN: Find each percent change. Tell
whether is a percent increase or decrease.
1. From 200 to 110
2. From 25 to 30

3. From 80 to 112

Answer
1.45 % decrease
2.20 % increase
3.40% increase
 Finding the result of a Percent Increase or Decrease
Find the result when 30 is increased by 20%
0.20(30) = 6
30 + 6 = 36
Find the result when 65 is decreased by 80%
0.80(65) = 52
65 – 52 = 13
Please do
activity 5