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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 193 · 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 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 15% increase
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹236. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹620. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹560. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 300 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹196. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹137. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 42% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹507. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 558. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 86% increase (d) 96% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 16% increase
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 150 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 51% decrease (d) 34% increase
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 346. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 83% decrease (d) 73% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹328. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 50% decrease
  2. 32% increase
  3. 30% decrease
  4. 15% increase
  5. 56
  6. 41
  7. 40
  8. 24
  9. 42
  10. 44% increase
  11. 78
  12. 40
  13. 8
  14. 35% increase
  15. 40
  16. 27
  17. 20
  18. 20% decrease
  19. 60% increase
  20. 14% decrease
  21. 58
  22. 96
  23. 100
  24. 75
  25. 37
  26. 32% decrease
  27. 47
  28. 38
  29. 69
  30. 86% increase
  31. 98
  32. 16% decrease
  33. 75
  34. 52
  35. 45
  36. 34% decrease
  37. 45
  38. 73% increase
  39. 25% increase
  40. 18

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