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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 167 · 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 268. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% decrease (b) 43% increase (c) 33% increase (d) 33% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹146. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 97. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 94% increase (d) 47% increase
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 8% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 250 to 185. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 65% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 75% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 250 to 145. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 5% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 500 to 295. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 41% increase (d) 41% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹378. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 50% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 400 to 740. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 85% decrease

Answer key

  1. 33% decrease
  2. 5
  3. 25% increase
  4. 14
  5. 27
  6. 100
  7. 94% increase
  8. 40
  9. 50
  10. 64
  11. 28
  12. 85
  13. 16% decrease
  14. 85
  15. 10% decrease
  16. 45% increase
  17. 35
  18. 59
  19. 10
  20. 26% decrease
  21. 25% increase
  22. 62
  23. 75% increase
  24. 80
  25. 6
  26. 20% increase
  27. 40
  28. 95
  29. 25
  30. 15
  31. 42% decrease
  32. 5% decrease
  33. 41% decrease
  34. 50
  35. 60% decrease
  36. 5
  37. 90
  38. 89
  39. 50% increase
  40. 85% increase

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