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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 126 · 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 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 14% increase
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 15% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 300 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹279. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 8% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 12% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 51% decrease (d) 34% increase
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹591. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 238. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹352. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹306. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹715. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 200 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 11% increase
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 98% decrease (c) 108% increase (d) 108% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 12% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 66% increase (d) 66% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 100% increase
  2. 30
  3. 8
  4. 8% increase
  5. 30% decrease
  6. 14% decrease
  7. 45
  8. 15% decrease
  9. 24% decrease
  10. 30
  11. 7
  12. 16% increase
  13. 8% increase
  14. 34% decrease
  15. 97
  16. 40
  17. 46
  18. 19% increase
  19. 42% decrease
  20. 76
  21. 64
  22. 55
  23. 53
  24. 43
  25. 75
  26. 11% decrease
  27. 44
  28. 36
  29. 15
  30. 20% decrease
  31. 30
  32. 98% increase
  33. 14% decrease
  34. 10% decrease
  35. 30
  36. 70
  37. 5
  38. 66% increase
  39. 5% decrease
  40. 90

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