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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 117 · 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 400 to 716. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 79% increase (b) 79% decrease (c) 89% increase (d) 89% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹492. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 2% increase
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹356. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 109. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 9% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 19% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 24% increase
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 776. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 94% increase (d) 104% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 123. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 23% increase (d) 23% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 356. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 15% increase
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 2% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹342. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 2% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 24% increase
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹492. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 64% increase

Answer key

  1. 79% increase
  2. 50% decrease
  3. 64
  4. 8% increase
  5. 58
  6. 5
  7. 20% decrease
  8. 78
  9. 5% increase
  10. 9% increase
  11. 40% decrease
  12. 50
  13. 20% decrease
  14. 7
  15. 94% increase
  16. 36% decrease
  17. 30
  18. 5% decrease
  19. 23% increase
  20. 90
  21. 20
  22. 11% decrease
  23. 30% decrease
  24. 15
  25. 8% decrease
  26. 10% decrease
  27. 29
  28. 70
  29. 55
  30. 100
  31. 14
  32. 5
  33. 60
  34. 10% increase
  35. 24% decrease
  36. 64
  37. 53
  38. 32
  39. 90
  40. 64% increase

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