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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 180 · 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 250 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 1% increase (c) 1% decrease (d) 5% increase
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹378. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 920. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 94% decrease (d) 84% increase
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹591. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 387. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 87% decrease (c) 87% increase (d) 29% increase
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 158. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 68% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 150 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 12% increase
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 115. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 54% increase
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 28% increase (d) 14% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹656. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 48% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 16% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 86% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 19% increase (d) 38% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 80% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 98. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 61% increase (c) 61% decrease (d) 51% increase
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹296. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 92% decrease (d) 46% increase
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60% decrease
  2. 5% increase
  3. 26
  4. 84% increase
  5. 97
  6. 58
  7. 8
  8. 29% increase
  9. 14
  10. 15
  11. 58% increase
  12. 12% increase
  13. 30
  14. 54% decrease
  15. 10
  16. 28% decrease
  17. 35% decrease
  18. 16
  19. 64
  20. 32% decrease
  21. 64% increase
  22. 86% increase
  23. 38% decrease
  24. 35
  25. 40% decrease
  26. 80% increase
  27. 10
  28. 76
  29. 51% decrease
  30. 25
  31. 26
  32. 45
  33. 100
  34. 15
  35. 95
  36. 92% increase
  37. 24
  38. 40% decrease
  39. 56
  40. 40

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