Percentages – Understanding and Calculating Increases, Decreases, and Proportions

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A jacket is priced at $80. If the price is increased by 25%, what is the new price?

$100

A store is having a 15% off sale. If the original price of a pair of shoes is $120, what is the sale price?

$102

A population of a town increases from 50,000 to 60,000. What is the percentage increase?

20%

A car's value decreases from $30,000 to $24,000. What is the percentage decrease?

20%

If a student scored 45 out of 60 on a test, what is the percentage score?

75%

A company has 400 employees, and 25% of them are working remotely. How many employees are working remotely?

100

The price of a phone was $500, and it was reduced by 20%. What is the reduced price?

$400

A class has 40 students, and 60% of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

24

A product originally costs $75 and is marked down by 10%. What is the new price?

$67.50

A company made a profit of $2,500 last year. This year, the profit increased by 8%. What is the new profit?

$2,700