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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 194 · 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 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 200 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 44% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹324. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 200 to 224. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 12% increase
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹576. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹387. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹965. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 265. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 57% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 25% increase
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹895. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 1% increase (d) 5% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 500 to 590. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 18% increase
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 236. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 41% increase (d) 41% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹98. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 500 to 415. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 17% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 300 to 354. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 54% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 200 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease

Answer key

  1. 10% increase
  2. 20% decrease
  3. 20% decrease
  4. 54
  5. 40% decrease
  6. 5% decrease
  7. 44% decrease
  8. 12% decrease
  9. 28
  10. 62
  11. 12% increase
  12. 14
  13. 35
  14. 35
  15. 58
  16. 92
  17. 29
  18. 93
  19. 45
  20. 10
  21. 47% decrease
  22. 10% decrease
  23. 79
  24. 5% decrease
  25. 18% increase
  26. 85
  27. 90
  28. 41% decrease
  29. 35
  30. 40
  31. 96
  32. 95
  33. 17% decrease
  34. 60% decrease
  35. 52
  36. 25% decrease
  37. 18% increase
  38. 20
  39. 100% increase
  40. 80% increase

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