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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 312 · 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 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 2% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 36% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 370. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 36% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 9% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 41% increase (c) 41% decrease (d) 82% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹624. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹445. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 558. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 86% increase (d) 96% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 87% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 81% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 81% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹585. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 9% increase
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 8% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 205. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 85% decrease (d) 85% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 75% increase
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 158. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10% increase
  2. 20
  3. 80
  4. 45% decrease
  5. 26% decrease
  6. 35
  7. 6% decrease
  8. 41% increase
  9. 35
  10. 55
  11. 60
  12. 50% decrease
  13. 80% increase
  14. 56
  15. 55
  16. 10
  17. 78
  18. 44
  19. 86% increase
  20. 64% increase
  21. 25
  22. 58% increase
  23. 54% increase
  24. 55% increase
  25. 95
  26. 15
  27. 25
  28. 35
  29. 45% increase
  30. 78
  31. 30
  32. 32% decrease
  33. 5
  34. 18% decrease
  35. 85% increase
  36. 25% decrease
  37. 60
  38. 21% decrease
  39. 40% decrease
  40. 34

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