PERCENTAGE INCREASE AND DECREASE WORKSHEETS

1. In a field the yield of cotton increases from 20 tons

to 24 tons. Find the percentage increase in the
yield of cotton.

2. The fees for a computer course is increased from $30

to $36 per month. Find the percentage increase in
the fee.
(a).15% (b).20% (c).25% (d).30%

3. The value on decreasing of 15% from $1200 is equal

to _______.

4. Find the percentage change of the first quantity with

reference to the second quantity: 480 units, 560
units.
5. The price of pulses has increased by 40%. By what
price should the increased price of the pulses should
be reduced so that the price of the pulses remains
unaltered?

6. The population of a town increased by 10%, and 20%

across two successive years. What is the net increase
in the population, across the two years?
7. While measuring a cloth of length 1.5 meters, it was
measured as 1.53 meters. Find the percentage error in
measuring the cloth.
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8. A person received a monthly salary hike of 10% and
the hike was $50. What was his monthly salary before
this hike in salary?
9. Due to traffic congestion the bus took 20% more time
to travel and took 180 minutes to travel between two
citiies. What could have the time of travel, if there
was no traffic congestion?
(a).120 mins (b).150 mins (c).160mins (d) 200mins
10. Due to an error Jacob misread a number 74, as
47. What is the approximate error in reading the
number?

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1) 20% increase

2) (b).20%

3) $1020

4) Decrease of 16.67%

5) 28.56%

6) 32.00%

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7) 2.00%

8) $500

9) (b).150 minutes

10) 36.48%

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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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