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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 169 · 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 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹540. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹486. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 150 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 30% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 6% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 7% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 25% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹770. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 500 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 41% decrease (c) 31% decrease (d) 31% increase
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹488. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 25% increase
  2. 8
  3. 62
  4. 14% decrease
  5. 30
  6. 8
  7. 30% increase
  8. 20% decrease
  9. 5% decrease
  10. 14% decrease
  11. 60% decrease
  12. 29
  13. 50
  14. 30
  15. 30
  16. 18% increase
  17. 80
  18. 24
  19. 25% decrease
  20. 28% decrease
  21. 25
  22. 26% increase
  23. 54
  24. 40% decrease
  25. 15
  26. 5
  27. 60
  28. 10
  29. 60
  30. 80
  31. 31% decrease
  32. 74
  33. 35% decrease
  34. 50
  35. 90% increase
  36. 20
  37. 22
  38. 50
  39. 16
  40. 20

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