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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 26 · 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.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 755. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% decrease (b) 61% increase (c) 51% increase (d) 51% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹236. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 692. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% decrease (b) 83% increase (c) 73% increase (d) 83% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 41% increase (c) 51% increase (d) 41% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 72% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 300 to 525. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 75% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 75% increase
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 19% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 19% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 796. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 109% decrease (b) 109% increase (c) 99% decrease (d) 99% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 30% increase
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 200 to 98. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 61% decrease (c) 61% increase (d) 51% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 200 to 336. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 68% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 78% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 9% increase
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 250 to 475. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 90% decrease

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 45% increase
  3. 51% increase
  4. 12% decrease
  5. 28% decrease
  6. 18
  7. 73% increase
  8. 41% decrease
  9. 90% increase
  10. 50% decrease
  11. 52% decrease
  12. 18
  13. 15% increase
  14. 52% decrease
  15. 20% decrease
  16. 75% increase
  17. 58
  18. 48
  19. 5
  20. 25
  21. 28
  22. 38% increase
  23. 99% increase
  24. 60% increase
  25. 30% decrease
  26. 38
  27. 75
  28. 25% decrease
  29. 55
  30. 25
  31. 34
  32. 5% decrease
  33. 20
  34. 15
  35. 51% decrease
  36. 68% increase
  37. 15% decrease
  38. 48
  39. 5
  40. 90% increase

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