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Percent change · grades 7–8

Percent Increase and Decrease Worksheet Generator

Create fresh start-to-end percent-change problems with exact rates. Increase and decrease examples are constructed from a known rate, avoiding answer keys that depend on hidden rounding conventions.

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Percent Increase & Decrease

Percent change · Multiples of 5% · Seed 261301

1.

340 -> 34: % decrease = ____

2.

620 -> 589: % decrease = ____

3.

580 -> 58: % decrease = ____

4.

600 -> 1020: % increase = ____

5.

530 -> 159: % decrease = ____

6.

462 -> 693: % increase = ____

7.

40 -> 78: % increase = ____

8.

540 -> 783: % increase = ____

9.

480 -> 528: % increase = ____

10.

96 -> 24: % decrease = ____

11.

360 -> 378: % increase = ____

12.

240 -> 348: % increase = ____

13.

580 -> 1131: % increase = ____

14.

520 -> 702: % increase = ____

15.

410 -> 287: % decrease = ____

16.

420 -> 777: % increase = ____

17.

580 -> 522: % decrease = ____

18.

275 -> 330: % increase = ____

Exact-construction rule: number problems are built from a known rate and compatible whole, while money problems use integer-cent arithmetic. That keeps the intended answer exact instead of hiding a rounding decision in the key.
Teaching note 1

Keep the original value as the reference whole. Percent change is measured against where the quantity started, not where it ended.

Teaching note 2

Use a mix of increase and decrease only after students can state the direction from the two values without calculation.

Teaching note 3

Extended mode may include increases above 100%; decreases stay below 100% so the generated end value remains nonnegative and meaningful.

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Frequently asked questions

Are both increases and decreases included?

Yes. When the selected rate set allows it, sheets mix exact increases and decreases.

Can an increase be above 100%?

Yes in Extended or a custom range. Decrease problems remain below 100%.

Are the start and end values exact?

Yes. The change amount is constructed as an exact percentage of the starting value.

Can I generate another version at the same difficulty?

Yes. New problems changes only the seed while preserving the other settings.