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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 190 · 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 300 to 576. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 102% decrease (d) 102% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 500 to 730. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 46% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 56% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 150 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 86% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 86% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 56% increase
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹464. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 35% increase
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹764. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 200 to 398. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% increase (b) 99% decrease (c) 109% increase (d) 109% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 9% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 200 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 60% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 92% increase
  2. 46% increase
  3. 26% increase
  4. 20% increase
  5. 20
  6. 80
  7. 9% decrease
  8. 95
  9. 5
  10. 86% increase
  11. 56% decrease
  12. 16
  13. 35% decrease
  14. 91
  15. 24
  16. 5
  17. 50
  18. 30% increase
  19. 99% increase
  20. 20
  21. 54
  22. 30% decrease
  23. 5
  24. 24
  25. 36% increase
  26. 7% decrease
  27. 44% decrease
  28. 60
  29. 35
  30. 32
  31. 40
  32. 7
  33. 35
  34. 39
  35. 20% decrease
  36. 60% decrease
  37. 60
  38. 60% increase
  39. 23
  40. 10

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