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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 262 · 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 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 18% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 48% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 400 to 736. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 94% decrease (d) 84% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 72% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 100 to 115. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 25% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 295. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹570. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 36% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 150 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 63% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 42% increase
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹448. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 50% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 316. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 21% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹149. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹133. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 64% decrease (d) 64% increase
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 13% increase

Answer key

  1. 20% decrease
  2. 10% decrease
  3. 85
  4. 60
  5. 56
  6. 30
  7. 60% decrease
  8. 60
  9. 90
  10. 10% decrease
  11. 6
  12. 45% decrease
  13. 100% increase
  14. 58
  15. 45
  16. 25
  17. 32% decrease
  18. 84% increase
  19. 60% increase
  20. 20
  21. 48% decrease
  22. 45
  23. 15% increase
  24. 18% increase
  25. 12% decrease
  26. 14
  27. 30% decrease
  28. 42% decrease
  29. 70% increase
  30. 12
  31. 40% increase
  32. 25% increase
  33. 21% decrease
  34. 49
  35. 33
  36. 64% increase
  37. 55
  38. 25
  39. 56
  40. 52% increase

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