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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 253 · 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 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 200 to 294. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 47% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 94% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 100 to 118. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 400 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 65% increase
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 540. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 8% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹696. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 100 to 163. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% increase (b) 63% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 73% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹73. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹665. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 500 to 635. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 37% decrease (d) 27% increase
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 500 to 750. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 90% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹537. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 200 to 324. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 62% increase (d) 72% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 12% decrease
  2. 8% decrease
  3. 47% increase
  4. 20% decrease
  5. 58
  6. 18% increase
  7. 40% decrease
  8. 92
  9. 55% decrease
  10. 50
  11. 60
  12. 94
  13. 60
  14. 8% increase
  15. 74
  16. 65% increase
  17. 63% increase
  18. 88
  19. 95% increase
  20. 46
  21. 92
  22. 16% increase
  23. 29
  24. 33
  25. 27% increase
  26. 86
  27. 50% increase
  28. 16
  29. 90% increase
  30. 79
  31. 20
  32. 15
  33. 88
  34. 95
  35. 62% increase
  36. 100% increase
  37. 38% decrease
  38. 65
  39. 40
  40. 25

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