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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 110 · 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 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 32% increase
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 78% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 68% increase
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 400 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 32% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 12% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 632. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 58% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 68% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 300 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 30% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 66% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 23% decrease (d) 23% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 45% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 500 to 310. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹652. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 44% increase
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹755. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 10% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 2% increase
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹558. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 12% increase
  2. 32% decrease
  3. 60
  4. 68% increase
  5. 45
  6. 14
  7. 32
  8. 36
  9. 15
  10. 8% decrease
  11. 60% increase
  12. 60% increase
  13. 58% increase
  14. 30% decrease
  15. 10% decrease
  16. 55% increase
  17. 92% increase
  18. 45% increase
  19. 64
  20. 10
  21. 5
  22. 38% decrease
  23. 63
  24. 36
  25. 20% decrease
  26. 55% increase
  27. 70
  28. 20
  29. 60
  30. 51
  31. 70
  32. 20% increase
  33. 15% increase
  34. 52
  35. 40
  36. 10% increase
  37. 29
  38. 56
  39. 86
  40. 30

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