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This month he only spent $48.40. He spent   percent less this month. |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | George used to have $461.00 in the bank but after a year the amount increased to $654.62. This was an increase of   % . |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Rachel's family decided to get rid of their cable TV. Originally they were paying $126.00 for the TV, internet and phone, but now they're paying $83.16. What was the percent the bill decreased by? |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Normally a chef uses 10 ounces of chocolate to make chocolate chip cookies. But he started using 13.2 ounces instead. He should advertise the cookies as having   percent more chocolate. |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Tiffany used to live 15 kilometers away from the school, but after she moved she now lives 10.8 kilometers away. She is   percent closer to the school. |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A store sold 14 dollars worth of gift cards in October. The next month the goal was to sell $20.72 worth of gift cards. This is an increase of   percent. |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | In February Jerry spent 31 hours watching Netflix. In March he only spent 19.84 hours watching. What was the percent decrease in the amount of time he spent watching? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Normally a game costs $39.00. But the new special edition version is going to be $47.58. This is an increase of   percent. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | Emily bought a computer for $213.60. Victor bought one for $356.00. Emily's computer was   percent cheaper. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | It used to take Gwen 6 minutes to do 20 multiplication problems. Now she can do the same page in 8.52 minutes. She is now   percent faster. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ 1](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)  \nExamining Percent Increase and Decrease  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>1) Last month Adam spent 55.00 dollars on games. This month he only spent $48.40. He spent   percent less this month. |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  12  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | George used to have $461.00 in the bank but after a year the amount increased to $654.62. This was an increase of   % . |  |  |  |  | 2.  42  3.  34  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Rachel's family decided to get rid of their cable TV. Originally they were paying $126.00 for the TV, internet and phone, but now they're paying $83.16. What was the percent the bill decreased by? |  |  |  |  | 4.  32  5.  28  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Normally a chef uses 10 ounces of chocolate to make chocolate chip cookies. But he started using 13.2 ounces instead. He should advertise the cookies as having   percent more chocolate. |  |  |  |  | 6.  48  7.  36  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Tiffany used to live 15 kilometers away from the school, but after she moved she now lives 10.8 kilometers away. She is   percent closer to the school. |  |  |  |  | 8.  22  9.  40  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A store sold 14 dollars worth of gift cards in October. The next month the goal was to sell $20.72 worth of gift cards. This is an increase of   percent. |  |  |  |  | 10.  42  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | In February Jerry spent 31 hours watching Netflix. In March he only spent 19.84 hours watching. What was the percent decrease in the amount of time he spent watching? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Normally a game costs $39.00. 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