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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 212 · 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 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 5% increase
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹365. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 2% increase
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹525. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹153. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 150 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 81% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 81% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 388. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 104% decrease (c) 94% increase (d) 104% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 10% increase
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 18% increase
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 95% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹279. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹248. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 250 to 385. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 54% increase
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60% decrease
  2. 5% decrease
  3. 48
  4. 46
  5. 5% decrease
  6. 32
  7. 18
  8. 42
  9. 50% decrease
  10. 40% decrease
  11. 5
  12. 49
  13. 26
  14. 25% decrease
  15. 54% decrease
  16. 94% increase
  17. 10% increase
  18. 10
  19. 50% increase
  20. 45
  21. 68
  22. 50
  23. 77
  24. 19
  25. 30% increase
  26. 45
  27. 15
  28. 32
  29. 85% increase
  30. 7
  31. 72
  32. 24
  33. 74
  34. 30
  35. 54% increase
  36. 70
  37. 32
  38. 15% decrease
  39. 90
  40. 28

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