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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 362 · 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 150 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹744. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹664. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 387. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 87% increase (c) 29% increase (d) 87% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 8% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 212. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 44% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 18% increase
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 376. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 98% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 98% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 5% increase
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 8% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 14% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 100 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 150 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 80% increase

Answer key

  1. 70% increase
  2. 60
  3. 20
  4. 60% decrease
  5. 86
  6. 30
  7. 66
  8. 12
  9. 44
  10. 36
  11. 10
  12. 29% increase
  13. 5
  14. 37
  15. 32% decrease
  16. 6% increase
  17. 55
  18. 100
  19. 44% increase
  20. 24
  21. 14
  22. 30% decrease
  23. 80% increase
  24. 8
  25. 52% decrease
  26. 18% decrease
  27. 26
  28. 5% increase
  29. 88% increase
  30. 34
  31. 5% decrease
  32. 45
  33. 15
  34. 20% increase
  35. 35% increase
  36. 35% decrease
  37. 56% decrease
  38. 50% decrease
  39. 95
  40. 80% increase

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