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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 242 · 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 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 250 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 80% increase
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 232. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 35% increase
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 1% decrease (d) 1% increase
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 94. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 88% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 24% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 158. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 68% decrease (c) 58% decrease (d) 68% increase
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹568. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 3% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 15% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 12% increase
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 34% increase
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹549. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease

Answer key

  1. 70% increase
  2. 32% increase
  3. 50
  4. 50
  5. 22
  6. 55% decrease
  7. 42% decrease
  8. 15
  9. 75
  10. 35% decrease
  11. 10
  12. 50
  13. 5% decrease
  14. 84
  15. 60% decrease
  16. 55
  17. 25
  18. 88% increase
  19. 30% decrease
  20. 54
  21. 100% increase
  22. 8
  23. 20
  24. 14% decrease
  25. 10
  26. 12
  27. 58% increase
  28. 42
  29. 60
  30. 15% decrease
  31. 15% decrease
  32. 10% increase
  33. 22
  34. 60
  35. 8
  36. 45
  37. 24% increase
  38. 25
  39. 83
  40. 50% decrease

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