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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 321 · 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 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 64% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 200 to 342. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% decrease (b) 71% increase (c) 81% increase (d) 81% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹632. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 50% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 3% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 935. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 97% decrease (b) 87% decrease (c) 87% increase (d) 97% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 120 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 105% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 105% increase
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 250 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹249. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 76% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 95% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 399. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 99% decrease (d) 99% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 12% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 432. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 8% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 235. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% decrease (b) 63% decrease (c) 53% increase (d) 63% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 12% increase
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20% increase
  2. 30
  3. 64% increase
  4. 71% increase
  5. 58
  6. 40% increase
  7. 16% decrease
  8. 35
  9. 32% decrease
  10. 8
  11. 10
  12. 40
  13. 6% decrease
  14. 87% increase
  15. 35% decrease
  16. 56
  17. 95% increase
  18. 24
  19. 70% increase
  20. 36% decrease
  21. 25
  22. 100
  23. 30% decrease
  24. 10
  25. 17
  26. 70
  27. 58
  28. 95% increase
  29. 40% decrease
  30. 33% increase
  31. 30% increase
  32. 100% increase
  33. 8% increase
  34. 53% decrease
  35. 20% decrease
  36. 10% increase
  37. 44
  38. 8% increase
  39. 28
  40. 24

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