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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 360 · 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 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 616. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 54% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 48% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 10% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 95% decrease (d) 85% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 655. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 31% decrease (c) 41% increase (d) 31% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹444. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 400 to 552. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 48% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹328. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 500 to 305. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 49% decrease (c) 39% decrease (d) 49% increase
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 4% increase
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 15% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹530. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60% increase
  2. 54% increase
  3. 8
  4. 18
  5. 34
  6. 48% increase
  7. 100% increase
  8. 55
  9. 10% decrease
  10. 85% increase
  11. 31% increase
  12. 35% decrease
  13. 55
  14. 48
  15. 5
  16. 38% increase
  17. 58
  18. 18
  19. 74
  20. 54
  21. 55
  22. 60% decrease
  23. 39% decrease
  24. 50
  25. 16% increase
  26. 50
  27. 25
  28. 62
  29. 70
  30. 15% decrease
  31. 42
  32. 44
  33. 12% decrease
  34. 88
  35. 10
  36. 8
  37. 35
  38. 50
  39. 45% decrease
  40. 6

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