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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 108 · 40 questions
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How to work it out (From the old value): Change = bigger − smaller; say whether it went up (increase) or down (decrease). Percentage change = change ÷ OLD value × 100. Never divide by the new value: 40 → 50 is a 25% increase, but 50 → 40 is a 20% decrease.

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  1. 1.A number changes from 200 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 96% decrease (d) 48% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 50 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 38% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 38% increase
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹245. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹445. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 45% increase
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹610. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹236. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 85% decrease (d) 17% increase
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 150 to 267. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 78% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 78% increase
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹312. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 465. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 65% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 597. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% decrease (b) 109% increase (c) 99% increase (d) 109% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 100 to 115. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 34% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 400 to 332. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 17% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 525. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 25% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 63% increase (c) 63% decrease (d) 53% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹378. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹772. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 48% decrease
  2. 50% increase
  3. 76% increase
  4. 15
  5. 9
  6. 60
  7. 51
  8. 78
  9. 30
  10. 24
  11. 50% decrease
  12. 45% decrease
  13. 22
  14. 14
  15. 41
  16. 85% increase
  17. 30
  18. 45
  19. 78% increase
  20. 22
  21. 10% decrease
  22. 18
  23. 56
  24. 15% decrease
  25. 20% decrease
  26. 13
  27. 12
  28. 55% increase
  29. 5
  30. 20
  31. 99% increase
  32. 60
  33. 35
  34. 15% increase
  35. 68% increase
  36. 17% decrease
  37. 5% increase
  38. 53% decrease
  39. 26
  40. 93

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