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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 114 · 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 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 9% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 48% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 960. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 102% increase (b) 102% decrease (c) 92% decrease (d) 92% increase
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹508. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 400 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% decrease (b) 63% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 53% increase
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% increase
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹137. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 740. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 95% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 100 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 25% increase
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 400 to 248. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹835. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 65% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 14% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 400 to 692. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% decrease (b) 83% increase (c) 73% decrease (d) 73% increase
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹830. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 45% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹850. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 29% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 29% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 36% decrease
  2. 48% decrease
  3. 50
  4. 92% increase
  5. 95
  6. 46
  7. 18
  8. 27
  9. 53% decrease
  10. 52
  11. 55
  12. 22% decrease
  13. 37
  14. 5
  15. 85% increase
  16. 12
  17. 25% decrease
  18. 20
  19. 58
  20. 38% decrease
  21. 67
  22. 16
  23. 55% decrease
  24. 35% decrease
  25. 73% increase
  26. 10
  27. 50% decrease
  28. 66
  29. 85
  30. 55
  31. 85
  32. 28
  33. 15% increase
  34. 24
  35. 45% decrease
  36. 70
  37. 58% increase
  38. 92
  39. 40
  40. 56

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