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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 274 · 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 200 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 40% increase
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 350. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 100% increase
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 120 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 35% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 48% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 92% increase (d) 92% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹272. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 70% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 150 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹495. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 22% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 31% decrease (c) 62% increase (d) 31% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 49% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 59% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 12% increase
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹122. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 402. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 34% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 500 to 795. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 69% increase (c) 59% decrease (d) 69% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 250 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 22% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 50 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 24% increase
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 100% increase
  2. 40% increase
  3. 10
  4. 40% increase
  5. 100
  6. 30
  7. 35% increase
  8. 40% increase
  9. 92% increase
  10. 36
  11. 42
  12. 62
  13. 60
  14. 28% decrease
  15. 20% decrease
  16. 65
  17. 44% decrease
  18. 32
  19. 8
  20. 62% increase
  21. 49% decrease
  22. 30
  23. 40
  24. 8
  25. 48% decrease
  26. 39
  27. 45
  28. 34% increase
  29. 6
  30. 59% increase
  31. 60% decrease
  32. 31
  33. 22% decrease
  34. 25
  35. 50% decrease
  36. 43
  37. 95
  38. 36
  39. 24% increase
  40. 30

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