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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 314 · 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 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 16% increase
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 85% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 44% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 76% decrease (d) 76% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 80% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 716. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 79% increase (b) 79% decrease (c) 89% decrease (d) 89% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 6% increase
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 246. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 23% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 23% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 456. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 62% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 62% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹385. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 16% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 33% decrease (d) 33% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 200 to 254. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 27% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 9% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 41% decrease (c) 31% decrease (d) 31% increase
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹745. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹67. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 55% decrease
  2. 56
  3. 40
  4. 65
  5. 30
  6. 16% increase
  7. 10
  8. 56
  9. 34
  10. 15% decrease
  11. 85% increase
  12. 44% decrease
  13. 76% increase
  14. 52% decrease
  15. 80% increase
  16. 52
  17. 79% increase
  18. 30% increase
  19. 6
  20. 23% increase
  21. 52% increase
  22. 5% decrease
  23. 5% increase
  24. 30
  25. 36
  26. 23
  27. 45
  28. 5
  29. 16% increase
  30. 48
  31. 50% decrease
  32. 55% decrease
  33. 27% increase
  34. 36% increase
  35. 31% decrease
  36. 5
  37. 49
  38. 20% decrease
  39. 34
  40. 66

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