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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 268 · 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 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 8% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹284. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 664. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 76% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 66% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹118. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 500 to 750. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 50% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 36% increase
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹133. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹532. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 242. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 42% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 76% increase (d) 76% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 150 to 249. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 99% decrease (c) 66% decrease (d) 99% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 52% increase
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹890. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10% decrease
  2. 16
  3. 29
  4. 30
  5. 80
  6. 20% decrease
  7. 66% increase
  8. 12% increase
  9. 41
  10. 39
  11. 25% decrease
  12. 32% decrease
  13. 14
  14. 20
  15. 50% increase
  16. 80% increase
  17. 35
  18. 65
  19. 60
  20. 50
  21. 30
  22. 90% increase
  23. 48
  24. 45
  25. 33
  26. 33
  27. 5% decrease
  28. 35
  29. 11
  30. 21% increase
  31. 30% increase
  32. 76% increase
  33. 50
  34. 20
  35. 60% decrease
  36. 66% increase
  37. 65% increase
  38. 25
  39. 35% decrease
  40. 78

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