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PERCENTAGE CHANGE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 2000, your favorite candy cost $1.25 a pack. Now it costs $2.00 a pack. What was the relative change in the price over that time?

a)

60%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

40%

2.

In a wetland, 400 birds were observed in 2018 and 450 birds were observed in 2019. Find the change of the no. of birds.

a)

increased by 50

b)

increased by 12.5%

c)

decreased by 50

d)

decreased by 12.5%

3.

The fee of lunch was $40 per head. It becomes $30 per head this year. Find the change.

a)

decreased by $10

b)

decreased by 10%

c)

decreased by 25%

d)

increased by $10

4.

The fee of lunch was $40 per head. It becomes $30 per head this year. Find the percentage decrease.

a)

$10

b)

10%

c)

25%

d)

-25%

5.

How do we find percentage change?

a)

original valuefinal valueoriginal\ value-final\ value  

b)

final valueoriginal value\frac{final\ value}{original\ value}  

c)

final value  orginal valueoriginal value\frac{final\ value\ -\ orginal\ value}{original\ value}  

d)

(final value original value)originalx 100%\frac{\left(final\ value-\ original\ value\right)}{original}x\ 100\%  

6.

Find the percentage change in the following price increase:

Original: $64

Final: $160

Remember:
changeoriginal x 100%\frac{change}{original\ }x\ 100\%

 



a)

250%

b)

150%

c)

220%

d)

185%

7.

The mass of a box of apples was 24 kg. Some apples were removed from the box and the mass of the box dropped to 21 kg. Find the percentage decrease in the mass of the box.

(a)  

8.

Lia paid $120 for a watch during a sale. The original price of the watch was $200. How much was percentage discount?

(a)  

9.

There were 35 blue pens and 15 red pens in a box. Kiera put 12 more blue pens into the box. Find the percentage increase in the number of pens.

(a)  

10.

Find the new value when $20 is increased by 10%

a)

$21

b)

$22

c)

$30

d)

$40

11.

Find the percentage change in the following price reduction:


£320 to £272

a)

48%

b)

17.6%

c)

15%

d)

85%

12.

Find the percentage change in the following price reduction:


£45 to £32.85

a)

27%

b)

73%

c)

38%

d)

62%

13.

Find the percentage change in the following price reduction:


£80 to £28.80

a)

36%

b)

64%

c)

38%

d)

62%

14.

Find the percentage change in the following price reduction:


£740 to £710.40

a)

4%

b)

96%

c)

6%

d)

94%

15.

Find the percentage change in the following price reduction:


£650 to £338

a)

48%

b)

52%

c)

42%

d)

58%

16.

Find the percentage change in the following price increase:


£650 to £728

a)

12%

b)

88%

c)

18%

d)

82%

17.

Find the percentage change in the following price increase:


£240 to £328.80

a)

37%

b)

73%

c)

63%

d)

27%

18.

Find the percentage change in the following price increase:


£1250 to £1300

a)

4%

b)

2%

c)

5%

d)

10%

19.

Find the percentage change in the following price reduction:


$320 to $272

a)

48%

b)

17.6%

c)

15%

d)

85%

20.
a)

3

b)

2.4

c)

24

d)

6