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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 228 · 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 200 to 250. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 8% increase
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 200 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 150 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 34% increase (d) 34% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 250 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 53. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 6% increase
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹342. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 35% increase
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 55% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹756. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 150 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 3% increase
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹321. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 55% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 77% increase (b) 77% decrease (c) 87% decrease (d) 87% increase
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹106. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹415. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 25% increase
  2. 45% decrease
  3. 8% decrease
  4. 44
  5. 84
  6. 20% decrease
  7. 75% increase
  8. 28
  9. 25
  10. 10% increase
  11. 5% decrease
  12. 34% decrease
  13. 58
  14. 56
  15. 20% decrease
  16. 25% decrease
  17. 6% increase
  18. 71
  19. 30
  20. 25
  21. 25% decrease
  22. 50
  23. 55
  24. 22% decrease
  25. 20
  26. 89
  27. 95% increase
  28. 12% decrease
  29. 12% increase
  30. 7
  31. 46
  32. 45
  33. 40
  34. 55% increase
  35. 77% increase
  36. 6
  37. 66
  38. 60
  39. 25% decrease
  40. 60

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