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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 383 · 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 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹540. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 94% decrease (d) 94% increase
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 66% increase (d) 55% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 88% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 78% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 69% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 59% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 400 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 354. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 12% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 1% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 295. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 300 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 34% increase
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 100 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 27% increase
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 885. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 77% increase (b) 87% increase (c) 87% decrease (d) 77% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 300 to 534. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 88% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 78% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20% decrease
  2. 26
  3. 8
  4. 41
  5. 60
  6. 53
  7. 84% increase
  8. 18
  9. 46
  10. 95
  11. 50
  12. 55% increase
  13. 78% increase
  14. 90
  15. 65
  16. 50% decrease
  17. 88
  18. 30
  19. 59% decrease
  20. 50% increase
  21. 18% increase
  22. 6% decrease
  23. 16
  24. 70
  25. 5% increase
  26. 92
  27. 32
  28. 40% decrease
  29. 18% increase
  30. 92
  31. 55
  32. 45
  33. 40
  34. 34% decrease
  35. 70
  36. 17% increase
  37. 10
  38. 77% increase
  39. 78% increase
  40. 36

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