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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 322 · 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 100 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 84% decrease (c) 74% increase (d) 84% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹399. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹335. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 80% increase
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 66% decrease (d) 66% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 328. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 74% increase (d) 74% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 97. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 94% increase
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 17% increase (d) 27% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 300 to 249. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 17% decrease (d) 51% increase
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹495. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 395. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 58% increase
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% increase (b) 19% increase (c) 29% decrease (d) 19% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 60% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹232. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 15% increase
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹582. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 564. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 41% increase (c) 51% increase (d) 51% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹616. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 400 to 324. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 76% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 74% increase
  2. 80% increase
  3. 33
  4. 28
  5. 85
  6. 9
  7. 50
  8. 34
  9. 80% increase
  10. 30
  11. 56% increase
  12. 10% increase
  13. 10
  14. 19
  15. 85
  16. 20
  17. 64% increase
  18. 94% increase
  19. 70
  20. 28
  21. 17% decrease
  22. 17% decrease
  23. 98
  24. 58% increase
  25. 5
  26. 19% decrease
  27. 60% increase
  28. 42
  29. 24
  30. 10
  31. 15% decrease
  32. 30
  33. 94
  34. 41% increase
  35. 54
  36. 10
  37. 40% decrease
  38. 7
  39. 19% decrease
  40. 36

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