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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 313 · 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 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 15% increase
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 10% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹118. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 6% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 4% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 67% increase (d) 67% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹432. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹244. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 297. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 108% increase (c) 108% decrease (d) 98% increase
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 500 to 980. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 106% increase (c) 106% decrease (d) 96% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 300 to 396. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 96% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 300 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹558. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 34% decrease (c) 34% increase (d) 85% increase
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹740. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 15% increase
  2. 65
  3. 8
  4. 45
  5. 40% increase
  6. 50% increase
  7. 7
  8. 40
  9. 41
  10. 20
  11. 10% increase
  12. 55% increase
  13. 78
  14. 20% increase
  15. 57% decrease
  16. 10
  17. 5
  18. 25% decrease
  19. 22
  20. 15
  21. 20
  22. 48
  23. 9
  24. 54
  25. 100% increase
  26. 8
  27. 5
  28. 39
  29. 98% increase
  30. 45
  31. 96% increase
  32. 32% increase
  33. 24% increase
  34. 72
  35. 86
  36. 85% increase
  37. 16
  38. 10% decrease
  39. 85
  40. 36

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