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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 166 · 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 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 40% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 25% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 200 to 376. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 88% increase (d) 98% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 300 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 15% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 55% increase
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹232. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 10% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹760. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 500 to 350. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹560. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 100 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 65% increase
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 36% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 500 to 475. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 20% increase
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹178. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 92% increase (d) 92% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 56% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 100 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 37% decrease (d) 47% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 42% increase
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹655. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 40% increase
  2. 25% decrease
  3. 88% increase
  4. 75
  5. 5
  6. 15
  7. 30
  8. 14
  9. 15% decrease
  10. 55% decrease
  11. 42
  12. 30
  13. 15
  14. 5% decrease
  15. 46% decrease
  16. 52
  17. 30% decrease
  18. 35
  19. 20
  20. 46
  21. 40
  22. 30
  23. 65% increase
  24. 31
  25. 50
  26. 30% increase
  27. 5% decrease
  28. 95
  29. 45
  30. 20% increase
  31. 50
  32. 78
  33. 92% increase
  34. 70% increase
  35. 50% decrease
  36. 37% decrease
  37. 35% increase
  38. 55
  39. 28
  40. 31

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