Percent Increase and Decrease Word Problems

1. A sports store near Big Bear Lake is having a 20% off sale on all water skis. What will the sale price be for water skis which regularly sell for $248?

2. Skis at a sports store near Snow Summit are on sale for $476. If the original price was $560, what discount rate does this represent?

3. The average fine for entering a National Forest Wilderness without a permit increased from $65 to $78. What rate of increase is this?

4. A stereo is marked down $75. If this is a 15% decrease, find the sale price?

5. A pair of snow boots at an equipment store in Big Bear that originally cost $60 is on sale for $36. What is the rate of discount?

6. An employee’s hourly raise went up from $10 per hour to $12 per hour. What is the rate of increase?

7. A math book at the Victor Valley College bookstore originally cost $84 to purchase. If they sell it for $126, what is the markup rate?

8. Bruce’s hourly wage increased from $15.50 to $18.60. What rate of increase does this represent?

9. A stereo system is marked down from $450 to $382.50. What is the discount rate?

10. Rosa received a monthly raise of $162.50. If this represented a 6.5% increase, what is her monthly salary after the raise?

11. A store marks up merchandise 40% for profit. If an item costs the store $12, what is the selling price?

12. Jasmine bought computer which was discounted from $350 to $273. What is the discount rate?

13. The purchase price of an iPad is $650. What is the total price if the sales tax rate is 8%?

14. A managers’ salary at Green Dot increased from $48,000 to $51,360. What is the rate of increase?

15. An employee’s salary increased by $4,500 which represents a 15% raise. What is the employee’s new salary?

16. Yahoo in Sunnyville currently has a staff of 6200 employees. Next month, Yahoo will decrease its staff by 8%. How many people will be employed by Yahoo next month?

17. Darren makes $12 per hour. Next semester, he will be making $14 per hour. What rate of increase does this represent? Round the answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

18. Lowes in Rancho Cucamonga is having a one-day 20% off sale. What will the sale price be for an exterior door which regularly sells for $360?

19. An LCD TV is on sale for 24% off. If the original price was $800, find the sale price.

20. An employee’s salary for Alar Services is $37,500. Next year, she will get an 8% increase in salary. How much is her new salary?

21. A bank tellers’ hourly wage will increase from $24 to $27.60. What percent increase does this represent?

22. Gas prices decreased this week from $4 per gallon to $3.80 per gallon. What rate of decrease does this represent? (Rate is another word for percent.) Answers:

1. $198.40

2. 15%

3. 20%

4. $425

5. 40%

6. 20%

7. 50%

8. 20%

9. 15%

10. $2,662.50

11. $16.80

12. 22%

13. $702

14. 7%

15. $34,500

16. 5704 employees

17. 16.7%

18. $288

19. $608

20. $40,500

21. 15%

22. 5%