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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 251 · 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 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 66% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 5% increase
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 115. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 64% decrease (d) 54% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 400 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹266. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 65% increase (d) 75% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 400 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹201. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 11% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 300 to 429. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% increase (b) 53% increase (c) 53% decrease (d) 43% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 200 to 386. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 103% decrease (c) 103% increase (d) 93% increase
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹402. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% increase
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹552. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 90% increase
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹528. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 6% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 55% increase
  2. 5% decrease
  3. 20
  4. 54% decrease
  5. 35% decrease
  6. 33
  7. 28% increase
  8. 65% increase
  9. 60% decrease
  10. 30
  11. 33
  12. 11% increase
  13. 95
  14. 20
  15. 43% increase
  16. 56
  17. 57
  18. 30
  19. 93% increase
  20. 30
  21. 34
  22. 10
  23. 12% decrease
  24. 84
  25. 5
  26. 10
  27. 55
  28. 90% increase
  29. 12
  30. 8% decrease
  31. 36
  32. 44
  33. 100% increase
  34. 52
  35. 32
  36. 28
  37. 15
  38. 55% decrease
  39. 15% decrease
  40. 30

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