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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 376 · 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 250 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 96% increase
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹163. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 16% increase
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 297. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 108% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 108% increase (d) 98% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 36% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 29% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 25% increase
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 100 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 45% increase
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹468. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 12% increase
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 34% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 34% increase
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 80% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 7% increase
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 400 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 10% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 11% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 11% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 44% increase
  2. 40% decrease
  3. 96% increase
  4. 18
  5. 38
  6. 40% increase
  7. 63
  8. 55% decrease
  9. 5
  10. 20
  11. 16% decrease
  12. 25
  13. 98% increase
  14. 84
  15. 41
  16. 36% decrease
  17. 58% increase
  18. 10% decrease
  19. 40
  20. 20
  21. 30
  22. 35% increase
  23. 17
  24. 20% increase
  25. 92
  26. 24% decrease
  27. 80
  28. 16
  29. 6
  30. 90
  31. 10
  32. 96
  33. 45
  34. 70% increase
  35. 35% increase
  36. 40
  37. 10% increase
  38. 22% decrease
  39. 50
  40. 38

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