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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 252 · 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 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 85. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 200 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 17% decrease (d) 17% increase
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹995. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 300 to 153. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 59% decrease (d) 49% increase
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 7% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹153. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 500 to 710. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹760. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 400 to 612. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% increase (b) 53% decrease (c) 53% increase (d) 63% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 16% increase

Answer key

  1. 80% increase
  2. 10
  3. 71
  4. 55
  5. 52
  6. 54
  7. 35% decrease
  8. 40
  9. 15% decrease
  10. 90
  11. 17% increase
  12. 40
  13. 40
  14. 88
  15. 12
  16. 53
  17. 99
  18. 10% decrease
  19. 20% decrease
  20. 49% decrease
  21. 50
  22. 28% increase
  23. 85
  24. 49
  25. 50
  26. 14
  27. 5% increase
  28. 60
  29. 42% increase
  30. 24
  31. 50
  32. 44
  33. 25% increase
  34. 22
  35. 45
  36. 12% decrease
  37. 52
  38. 84
  39. 53% increase
  40. 8% increase

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