Percent Increase
A $40 item has a tax rate of 8.5%. What is the tax amount?
$3.40
A $75 item is discounted by 22%. What is the discount amount?
$16.50
0.09 is what percent?
9%
A 5.4% sales tax is applied to an item priced at $14.50. To the nearest cent, calculate the total amount of the item, including tax.
$15.28
A village had a population of 436 people in 2025. In 2026, the village population grew to 504 people. To the nearest whole percent, calculate the percent increase.
16% increase
A touring band played 36 shows in 2024. In 2025, they played 22 shows. To the nearest whole percent, calculate the percent decrease in shows played.
39% decrease
1.27 is what percent?
127%
A couple goes to a restaurant. Their bill is $116.40. They apply a 30% off coupon. To the nearest cent, what is the new price of their bill?
$81.48
A concert ticket originally priced at $300 is sold on the secondary market for $518. To the nearest whole percent, calculate the percent increase in ticket price.
73% increase
A popular video game originally priced at $64.50 is on sale for the holidays for $49.95. To the nearest whole percent, calculate the percent decrease in price.
23% decrease
0.3% as a decimal is...
0.003
The Chicago Bears have 59,643 attendees in Week 2. In Week 3, they have 61,036 attendees. To the nearest whole percent, calculate the percent increase in attendees.
2% increase
A restaurant owner raises the price of his $9.15 cheeseburger by 12%. To the nearest cent, what is the new price of the cheeseburger?
$10.25
A coffee shop owner discounts their specialty drink - originally priced at $7.25 - by 20%. To the nearest cent, what is the new price of the beverage?
$5.80
1.005 is what percent?
100.5%
The White Sox have scored 3 runs in the 7th inning, 2 runs in the 8th inning, and 1 run in the 9th inning. This is a 12% increase from the previous game. Since the Sox won the World Series in 2005, they have been to the playoffs 3 times. This is not super awesome. That's 15% of the time (depending on how you look at it). If the White Sox increase their win total by 52% this year in comparison to last year (where they won 60 out of 162 games), what is the city that the White Sox play in?
Chicago.
(Haha...)
A bookstore sells 18 books on Wednesday, 22 books on Thursday, 28 books on Friday, and 38 books on Saturday. To the nearest whole percent, calculate the percent increase in books sold between Wednesday and Saturday.
111% increase
A record store sells 11 records on Wednesday, 16 records on Thursday, 14 records on Friday, and 8 records on Saturday. To the nearest whole percent, calculate the percent decrease in records sold from Thursday to Friday.
13% decrease
12.07% as a decimal is...
0.1207
A student purchases 3 pizzas, each priced at $20.70. A 7% sales tax is applied to the total purchase. To the nearest cent, what is the total amount the student spends on the pizzas (including tax)?
$66.45