% Increase Word Problem

Free interactive math game: % Increase Word Problem — Salary $2000 → $2400. Part of the Percentages category on MathKite.

Example problems

Taken from the generator that powers this exercise. A fresh set appears every time the page is opened, and the printable worksheet holds ten of them.

  1. A book's price went from $114 last year to $171 this year. What was the percentage increase?
  2. Anna's salary increased from $104 to $182. By what percentage did it grow?
  3. Anna's salary increased from $150 to $210. By what percentage did it grow?
  4. A book's price went from $160 last year to $168 this year. What was the percentage increase?

About this exercise

Percentage increases and decreases described in words.

How to solve it

Work out the change, divide it by the starting value, and multiply by 100.

Worked example

Rising from 40 to 50 is a change of 10, which is 25 percent of 40.

Common mistake

Dividing by the final value. Percentage change is always measured against where you started.