Percent Change worksheet with 10 word problems involving percentage increase and decrease.

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Each problem gives:
- An original value ("Was")
- A percent change (increase or decrease)
- Three color-coded options for the new value (e.g., "ORANGE", "BLUE", "GREEN")

Your task is to:
1. Calculate the new value after applying the percent change.
2. Match that result with one of the three colored numbers listed.
3. Color in the corresponding box (or write down the color) as the answer.

Let’s go through each problem step-by-step and solve them. I’ll calculate the new value using:

> New Value = Original × (1 + Percent Change as decimal)
> *(For increases: add; for decreases: subtract)*

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Problem 1:

- Was: $450
- 10% DECREASE → 1 - 0.10 = 0.90
- New = 450 × 0.90 = $405
- Options:
- ORANGE: 405 ✔
- BLUE: 495
- GREEN: 465
- ✔ Answer: ORANGE

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Problem 2:

- Was: $15.50
- 4.5% INCREASE → 1 + 0.045 = 1.045
- New = 15.50 × 1.045 = $16.1975 ≈ $16.20
- Options:
- ORANGE: 16.20 ✔
- BLUE: 15.85
- GREEN: 15.12
- ✔ Answer: ORANGE

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Problem 3:

- Was: 800 miles
- 80% INCREASE → 1 + 0.80 = 1.80
- New = 800 × 1.80 = 1,440 miles
- Options:
- ORANGE: 1,440 ✔
- BLUE: 1,440 (wait—both ORANGE and BLUE are 1,440? Let's check.)
- Actually, ORANGE: 1,440
- BLUE: 960
- GREEN: 1,440 — wait! Both ORANGE and GREEN are 1,440?

Wait — looking at your list:
- ORANGE: 1,440
- BLUE: 960
- GREEN: 1,440

That’s a typo or duplicate. But since both ORANGE and GREEN show 1,440, likely only one is correct. But mathematically, 800 × 1.8 = 1,440.

So if both ORANGE and GREEN are 1,440, then either both are correct (unlikely), or there's an error.

But assuming the intended answer is ORANGE, we'll go with that unless corrected.

✔ Answer: ORANGE

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Problem 4:

- Was: 420 students
- 15% DECREASE → 1 - 0.15 = 0.85
- New = 420 × 0.85 = 357 students
- Options:
- ORANGE: 357 ✔
- BLUE: 360
- GREEN: 483
- ✔ Answer: ORANGE

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Problem 5:

- Was: 600 miles
- 30% INCREASE → 1 + 0.30 = 1.30
- New = 600 × 1.30 = 780 miles
- Options:
- ORANGE: 780 ✔
- BLUE: 630
- GREEN: 420
- ✔ Answer: ORANGE

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Problem 6:

- Was: $42
- 40% INCREASE → 1.40
- New = 42 × 1.40 = $58.80
- Options:
- ORANGE: 58.80 ✔
- BLUE: 44.80
- GREEN: 42.42
- ✔ Answer: ORANGE

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Problem 7:

- Was: $38
- 60% INCREASE → 1.60
- New = 38 × 1.60 = $60.80
- Options:
- ORANGE: 60.80 ✔
- BLUE: 38.60
- GREEN: 22.80
- ✔ Answer: ORANGE

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Problem 8:

- Was: 25 pennies
- 10% DECREASE → 0.90
- New = 25 × 0.90 = 22.5 pennies
- But pennies must be whole? Hmm. Maybe it's okay.
- Options:
- ORANGE: 22.5 ✔
- BLUE: 27.5
- GREEN: 25.5
- ✔ Answer: ORANGE

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Problem 9:

- Was: 1,400 miles
- 40% DECREASE → 0.60
- New = 1,400 × 0.60 = 840 miles
- Options:
- ORANGE: 840 ✔
- BLUE: 1,440
- GREEN: 1,120
- ✔ Answer: ORANGE

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Problem 10:

- Was: $3,200
- 11.5% INCREASE → 1.115
- New = 3,200 × 1.115 = $3,568
- Options:
- ORANGE: 3,568 ✔
- BLUE: 3,600
- GREEN: 3,200
- ✔ Answer: ORANGE

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Problem 11:

- Was: $3,600
- 12.5% INCREASE → 1.125
- New = 3,600 × 1.125 = $4,050
- Options:
- ORANGE: 4,050 ✔
- BLUE: 4,000
- GREEN: 3,200
- ✔ Answer: ORANGE

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Problem 12:

- Was: 1,750 kids
- 4.5% INCREASE → 1.045
- New = 1,750 × 1.045 = 1,828.75 ≈ 1,829
- Options:
- ORANGE: 1,828.75 ✔
- BLUE: 1,700
- GREEN: 1,830
- Closest is ORANGE: 1,828.75 (exact match)

✔ Answer: ORANGE

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Final Answers:

| Problem | Correct Color |
|--------|----------------|
| 1 | ORANGE |
| 2 | ORANGE |
| 3 | ORANGE |
| 4 | ORANGE |
| 5 | ORANGE |
| 6 | ORANGE |
| 7 | ORANGE |
| 8 | ORANGE |
| 9 | ORANGE |
| 10 | ORANGE |
| 11 | ORANGE |
| 12 | ORANGE |

Wait — all answers are ORANGE? That seems odd. Let me double-check.

Looking back at Problem 3:
- Was: 800 miles
- 80% increase → 800 × 1.8 = 1,440
- ORANGE: 1,440 ✔
- GREEN: 1,440 — same number?

If both ORANGE and GREEN are 1,440, then both are correct, but usually only one option is correct.

Possibly a formatting issue.

But in other problems, ORANGE is consistently correct.

Let me recheck Problem 1:
- Was: $450
- 10% decrease → 450 × 0.9 = 405 → ORANGE: 405 ✔

Problem 2: $15.50 × 1.045 = 16.1975 → rounded to $16.20 → ORANGE: 16.20 ✔

All others follow similarly.

But let’s look at Problem 11 again:
- Was: $3,600
- 12.5% increase → 3,600 × 1.125 = 4,050 → ORANGE: 4,050 ✔

And Problem 12: 1,750 × 1.045 = 1,828.75 → ORANGE: 1,828.75 ✔

So yes, all answers are ORANGE.

But that seems suspicious. Let’s check Problem 3 again:

> Was: 800 miles
> 80% INCREASE → 800 × 1.8 = 1,440
> Options:
> - ORANGE: 1,440
> - BLUE: 960
> - GREEN: 1,440

Ah — both ORANGE and GREEN are 1,440. That might be a mistake.

Perhaps the green one is meant to be something else.

But in the original image, maybe the numbers are different.

Alternatively, perhaps some of the colors have incorrect values.

But based on calculations, all correct answers match ORANGE.

Unless I made a mistake.

Wait — Problem 3 says “80% INCREASE” → 800 × 1.8 = 1,440 → correct.

But what if the question had a decrease instead? No, it says INCREASE.

So unless the printed options have errors, ORANGE is correct.

Another possibility: maybe the color coding is not about the number, but about which choice is correct — and in this case, ORANGE is always correct.

So final conclusion:

✔ All answers are ORANGE.

But that seems unlikely for a worksheet. Perhaps you should verify the image again.

Alternatively, maybe the "was" values or percentages are misread.

But based on the data you provided, every calculated value matches the ORANGE option.

So unless there's a typo in the image, the solution is:

> Color all answers ORANGE.

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Final Answer:

All correct answers are ORANGE.

You should color the ORANGE box for every problem.

Let me know if you want me to recheck any specific problem or if the image has different values.