Percent Change Worksheets

Percent change worksheets help students understand how values increase or decrease compared to an original amount. This skill builds on percent fundamentals by asking students to compare a starting value to a new value and determine how much the quantity has changed in relative terms.

Percent change word problems worksheet with real-world examples, including price increases, price decreases, and population changes. Students calculate percent increase or percent decrease using the percent change formula. Printable math worksheet with space to show work.

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Calculating percent change worksheet showing how to find percent increase and percent decrease using a formula. Includes 10 math problems comparing starting and ending values, such as 20 to 30 and 120 to 96, with space to calculate percent change.

Calculating Percent Change Worksheet

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Percent Change Worksheet that asks students to calculate discounts on skis, boots, jackets, helmets, and more at a fictional snow gear shop.

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Understanding percent change is an important step in applying math to everyday situations like price increases, discounts, population growth, and data comparisons. Instead of finding a percent of a number, percent change asks students to compare two values and measure how much one value has grown or decreased relative to the original amount.

The percent change worksheets on this page include a range of problem types. Some focus on straightforward numerical comparisons, such as finding the percent change from one number to another. Others use word problems that require students to identify the starting value, calculate the difference, and determine whether the situation represents an increase or a decrease.

These worksheets are well-suited for grades 6–8, pre-algebra units, and percent review. Each printable is structured to give students space to work through the calculation process step by step, helping reinforce accuracy and conceptual understanding. Answer keys are included to support self-checking, homework review, and quick assessment.

Learn More About Percent Change

What is percent change?

Percent change measures how much a value increases or decreases compared to its original amount. It is expressed as a percent and shows the relative size of the change, not just the difference between two numbers.

How do you calculate percent change?

Begin by identifying the starting value and the new value in each scenario. Find the difference between the two. Divide this number by the starting value, then multiply by 100 to determine the percent change.

Percent Change Formula:

$$
\frac{\text{new value} – \text{starting value}}{\text{starting value}} \times 100
$$