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Percentage Increase and Decrease Problems

The document presents a series of problems related to calculating percentage increases and decreases in various contexts, such as revenue, value, attendance, stock prices, and production. Each problem provides specific numerical values to determine the percentage change. The document includes five examples for both percentage increase and percentage decrease.

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Percentage Increase and Decrease Problems

The document presents a series of problems related to calculating percentage increases and decreases in various contexts, such as revenue, value, attendance, stock prices, and production. Each problem provides specific numerical values to determine the percentage change. The document includes five examples for both percentage increase and percentage decrease.

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Percentage Increase

Problem 1:
A company’s revenue increased from $1,200,000 to $1,620,000 over a
fiscal year. What is the percentage increase in the company's revenue?

Problem 2:
Sarah bought a vintage car for $22,500. After a year, the car’s value
increased to $27,000. What is the percentage increase in the car's value?

Problem 3:
A tech gadget was originally priced at $350. After a series of upgrades, its
price increased to $450. What was the percentage increase in the
gadget's price?

Problem 4:
The attendance at a conference was 800 people last year. This year, the
attendance increased to 1,100 people. What is the percentage increase in
conference attendance?

Problem 5:
A stock price increased from $52 per share to $68 per share over a six-
month period. What is the percentage increase in the stock price?

Percentage Decrease

Problem 1:
A store had 500 units of a product in stock. After a sale, only 320 units
remain. What is the percentage decrease in the stock of the product?

Problem 2:
The original cost of a laptop was $1,200. During a sale, the price dropped
to $960. What is the percentage decrease in the laptop's price?

Problem 3:
A factory produced 2,000 units of a product in January. By July, production
dropped to 1,500 units. What is the percentage decrease in production?

Problem 4:
The population of a town was 18,000 last year. This year, the population is
15,500. What is the percentage decrease in the town’s population?

Problem 5:
A monthly magazine had 12,000 subscribers at the beginning of the year.
By the end of the year, the number of subscribers decreased to 9,200.
What is the percentage decrease in magazine subscriptions?

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