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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 182 · 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 200 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 69% increase (d) 59% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 54% increase
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 88% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹326. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹142. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 250 to 235. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 500 to 635. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 37% increase (c) 37% decrease (d) 27% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹516. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 492. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 74% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 74% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 200 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 69% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 55. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 250 to 205. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 42% decrease
  2. 35
  3. 40
  4. 85
  5. 48
  6. 59% decrease
  7. 54% decrease
  8. 20
  9. 47
  10. 36
  11. 88% increase
  12. 20% decrease
  13. 63
  14. 70
  15. 64
  16. 20
  17. 42
  18. 6% decrease
  19. 35
  20. 26
  21. 65
  22. 15
  23. 27% increase
  24. 29
  25. 20
  26. 20
  27. 60
  28. 40
  29. 45
  30. 64% increase
  31. 59% decrease
  32. 30% decrease
  33. 24
  34. 35% decrease
  35. 10% increase
  36. 100
  37. 5
  38. 18% decrease
  39. 45% increase
  40. 75

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