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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 196 · 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 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 100 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 38% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 42% increase
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 3% increase
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹362. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹398. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 176. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 24% increase
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 100 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% decrease (b) 95% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 105% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 568. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 100 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 21% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 400 to 212. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 47% increase (c) 57% increase (d) 47% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 45% increase
  2. 8
  3. 24
  4. 42% decrease
  5. 28% increase
  6. 15
  7. 35
  8. 60
  9. 80
  10. 35% decrease
  11. 22
  12. 60% increase
  13. 60% decrease
  14. 24
  15. 56
  16. 75
  17. 30
  18. 40
  19. 10
  20. 5% decrease
  21. 81
  22. 12
  23. 40
  24. 99
  25. 50% decrease
  26. 55
  27. 56
  28. 15
  29. 18
  30. 12% decrease
  31. 46
  32. 54
  33. 10
  34. 95% increase
  35. 42% increase
  36. 50% increase
  37. 35
  38. 11% decrease
  39. 47% decrease
  40. 14

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