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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 361 · 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 400 to 784. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% decrease (b) 106% increase (c) 96% increase (d) 96% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹107. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 400 to 568. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 42% increase
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹336. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 550. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 250 to 310. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 60% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 296. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 96% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 65% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 65% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 71. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 88% increase (d) 88% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 15% increase
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 28% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 11% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹790. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 45% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 495. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 108% decrease (c) 108% increase (d) 98% increase
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 96% increase
  2. 10
  3. 40% decrease
  4. 7
  5. 42% increase
  6. 68
  7. 10% increase
  8. 50
  9. 24% increase
  10. 36
  11. 55
  12. 18
  13. 50% decrease
  14. 48% increase
  15. 55% decrease
  16. 10
  17. 42% increase
  18. 28
  19. 20
  20. 77
  21. 88% increase
  22. 20
  23. 53
  24. 94
  25. 15% decrease
  26. 100
  27. 28% decrease
  28. 20
  29. 55
  30. 55
  31. 55
  32. 44% decrease
  33. 65
  34. 25
  35. 48% decrease
  36. 25
  37. 58
  38. 45% decrease
  39. 98% increase
  40. 60

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