Percent increase, percent decrease and percent error

Answer Key - Grade 7 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   Row 100 | 40; row 5 | 2; then a blank row for the new amount. Bo's class pond has 40 water lilies. After a sunny month it has 25% more water lilies. How many water lilies does the pond have now?

   50
2. 2.

   Row 100 | 120; row 5 | 6; then a blank row for the new amount. Esme runs 120 minutes a week. Next week Esme adds 15% more minutes, and the sneakers are thrilled. How many minutes will Esme run next week?

   138
3. 3.

   Row 100 | 80; row 10 | 8; then a blank row for the new amount. Jun's water bottle holds 80 ounces. Jun drinks 20% of the water before the bus. How many ounces are left?

   64
4. 4.

   Row 100 | 50; row 10 | 5; then a blank row for the new amount. Kira's sticker sheet has 50 stickers. Kira gives away 30% of them at lunch. How many stickers are left?

   35
5. 5.

   Row 100 | 160; row 5 | 8; then a blank row for the new amount. Luz's library cart held 160 books. 15% were put back on the shelves. How many books are still on the cart?

   136
6. 6.

   Noah's bamboo shoot is 70 centimeters tall. A week later it is 50% taller. How tall is the shoot now?

   105
7. 7.

   Ren's class had 150 pencils. 20% of the pencils got lost in the great desk cleanup. How many pencils are left?

   120
8. 8.

   Zee's sunflower is 90 centimeters tall. A storm bends it so it is 10% shorter. How tall is the sunflower now?

   81
9. 9.

   Ari's town grew by 5% this year. By what number do you multiply last year's population to get this year's population?

   1.05
10. 10.

    Jun's watering can leaks, so it holds 25% less water than before. By what number do you multiply the old amount of water to get the new amount?

    0.75