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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 203 · 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 100 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 7% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 14% increase
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹568. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 935. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 97% increase (b) 87% decrease (c) 87% increase (d) 97% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 150 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 10% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 300 to 462. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 64% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 64% increase
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 27% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 339. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 13% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 39% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹402. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 14% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹73. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 24% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 200 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 25% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 95. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 15% increase
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹456. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 86% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 60% increase
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 4% increase

Answer key

  1. 7% decrease
  2. 35% decrease
  3. 96
  4. 25
  5. 30
  6. 15% decrease
  7. 42
  8. 16
  9. 84
  10. 88
  11. 20% decrease
  12. 10
  13. 25
  14. 87% increase
  15. 10% increase
  16. 54% increase
  17. 25
  18. 45% increase
  19. 13% increase
  20. 34
  21. 20% decrease
  22. 14% decrease
  23. 25% decrease
  24. 14
  25. 44
  26. 46
  27. 50% increase
  28. 40
  29. 48
  30. 57
  31. 20
  32. 60
  33. 20% increase
  34. 25% decrease
  35. 5% decrease
  36. 14
  37. 86% increase
  38. 12% increase
  39. 45
  40. 8% increase

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