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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 132 · 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 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 197. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 97% decrease (b) 97% increase (c) 107% increase (d) 107% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 78% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 18% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 155. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 38% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹312. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 788. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 97% decrease (b) 97% increase (c) 107% increase (d) 107% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 22% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 2% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 142. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 29% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 58% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 90% increase
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 16% increase
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 56% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 300 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 12% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 45% increase
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹970. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 32% increase
  2. 96
  3. 15% increase
  4. 60
  5. 60
  6. 58
  7. 5
  8. 97% increase
  9. 52
  10. 65% increase
  11. 50
  12. 36
  13. 30
  14. 42
  15. 12
  16. 5
  17. 92
  18. 45% decrease
  19. 38% decrease
  20. 25
  21. 56
  22. 50
  23. 97% increase
  24. 22% increase
  25. 5% decrease
  26. 60% increase
  27. 29% decrease
  28. 5
  29. 60% increase
  30. 30
  31. 16% decrease
  32. 88
  33. 7
  34. 30% decrease
  35. 25% increase
  36. 56% decrease
  37. 12% decrease
  38. 45% increase
  39. 18
  40. 94

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