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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 275 · 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 150 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 26% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹339. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹605. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 250 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 24% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 78% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 65% increase
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹178. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 36% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 98. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 48% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 68% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 249. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 17% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 100 to 55. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 45% increase
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹572. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 26% increase
  2. 40
  3. 23
  4. 75
  5. 13
  6. 45
  7. 28
  8. 14
  9. 21
  10. 10
  11. 22
  12. 10
  13. 15
  14. 12
  15. 30% decrease
  16. 28% decrease
  17. 24% decrease
  18. 65% increase
  19. 60
  20. 12% decrease
  21. 40
  22. 78
  23. 55
  24. 70
  25. 45
  26. 46
  27. 48% increase
  28. 8
  29. 60
  30. 18% decrease
  31. 16% increase
  32. 96% increase
  33. 68% increase
  34. 42
  35. 17% decrease
  36. 45% decrease
  37. 42
  38. 40% decrease
  39. 43
  40. 40

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