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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 30 · 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 50 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 8% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 24% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹760. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 24% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 49% decrease (c) 59% increase (d) 49% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 90% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 62% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 3% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 65% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹312. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹573. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹652. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹549. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 15% increase
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 10% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 63% decrease (d) 63% increase
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹545. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 58% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 87% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 232. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 52% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 200 to 358. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% increase (b) 79% decrease (c) 89% decrease (d) 79% increase
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹635. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹207. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 78% increase
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹237. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 8% increase
  2. 24% increase
  3. 10
  4. 52
  5. 72
  6. 30% decrease
  7. 49% decrease
  8. 90% increase
  9. 60% decrease
  10. 52% decrease
  11. 15% decrease
  12. 26% increase
  13. 83
  14. 22
  15. 20
  16. 15
  17. 91
  18. 63
  19. 15
  20. 83
  21. 15% decrease
  22. 8
  23. 10% increase
  24. 42% decrease
  25. 10
  26. 42
  27. 9
  28. 85
  29. 58% increase
  30. 10
  31. 42% decrease
  32. 10% decrease
  33. 79% increase
  34. 26
  35. 90
  36. 27
  37. 38
  38. 52% increase
  39. 21
  40. 15

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