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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 298 · 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 500 to 680. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 46% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 200 to 94. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 63% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 53% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 20% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 250 to 365. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 46% increase
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 608. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 62% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 250 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 88% increase (d) 88% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 27% increase
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹308. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹452. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹483. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 44% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 4% increase (d) 16% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 12% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 150 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 300 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 44% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 120 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 82% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase

Answer key

  1. 36% increase
  2. 15
  3. 53% decrease
  4. 11
  5. 80
  6. 8% decrease
  7. 26% increase
  8. 46% increase
  9. 80
  10. 13
  11. 60
  12. 88
  13. 90
  14. 52% increase
  15. 78% increase
  16. 25
  17. 42
  18. 18
  19. 45% decrease
  20. 23
  21. 44
  22. 16
  23. 13
  24. 45
  25. 80
  26. 61
  27. 44% increase
  28. 16% increase
  29. 12% decrease
  30. 28% increase
  31. 32% increase
  32. 34% decrease
  33. 60
  34. 14
  35. 65
  36. 15
  37. 20
  38. 60% decrease
  39. 72% increase
  40. 30% decrease

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