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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 385 · 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 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 82% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 72% increase
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 387. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% increase (b) 29% decrease (c) 87% decrease (d) 87% increase
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 472. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 72% increase
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 96% decrease (d) 96% increase
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹636. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 12% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 30% increase
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹488. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹266. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 24% increase
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 19% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 200 to 214. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 14% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹576. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 10% increase
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 184. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 84% decrease (d) 84% increase

Answer key

  1. 72% increase
  2. 23
  3. 50
  4. 25
  5. 10
  6. 42
  7. 50
  8. 29% increase
  9. 92
  10. 45
  11. 5% increase
  12. 24
  13. 18% increase
  14. 65
  15. 96% increase
  16. 50
  17. 92
  18. 50% decrease
  19. 59
  20. 30% increase
  21. 30% increase
  22. 22
  23. 30
  24. 33
  25. 42
  26. 25
  27. 24% decrease
  28. 40
  29. 85
  30. 20% decrease
  31. 95% increase
  32. 20
  33. 90% increase
  34. 7% increase
  35. 10% decrease
  36. 92
  37. 10% decrease
  38. 45
  39. 20% decrease
  40. 84% increase

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