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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 235 · 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 300 to 354. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 54% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 740. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 85% increase
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 28% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 42% increase
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹342. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹700. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 133. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% increase (b) 33% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 43% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹825. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 4% decrease (d) 4% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 80% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 100 to 193. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% increase (b) 103% decrease (c) 93% decrease (d) 103% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 85. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 15% increase
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 10% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 145. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 52% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 42% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹915. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 18% increase
  2. 85% increase
  3. 31
  4. 50% decrease
  5. 14% increase
  6. 28% increase
  7. 10
  8. 14
  9. 40
  10. 20
  11. 14
  12. 33% increase
  13. 65
  14. 8% increase
  15. 15% increase
  16. 100
  17. 80% increase
  18. 93% increase
  19. 15% decrease
  20. 36
  21. 40
  22. 60% decrease
  23. 45% decrease
  24. 60% decrease
  25. 35
  26. 90
  27. 10
  28. 59
  29. 10% decrease
  30. 42% decrease
  31. 26% decrease
  32. 45
  33. 20
  34. 15
  35. 12
  36. 49
  37. 83
  38. 38
  39. 10
  40. 5

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