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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 386 · 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 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹477. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 400 to 624. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 66% decrease (d) 66% increase
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 45% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 36% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹328. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹67. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 58% increase
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹73. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 30% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 44% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% decrease (b) 93% decrease (c) 93% increase (d) 83% increase
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 322. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% increase (b) 61% decrease (c) 61% increase (d) 71% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 19% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 50 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 500 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 70% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 200 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 64% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 25% increase
  2. 44
  3. 18
  4. 59
  5. 56% increase
  6. 92
  7. 80
  8. 60% increase
  9. 8
  10. 45% increase
  11. 30
  12. 25
  13. 36% decrease
  14. 64
  15. 5
  16. 34
  17. 85
  18. 26
  19. 48% increase
  20. 15
  21. 10
  22. 40
  23. 100% increase
  24. 46
  25. 50% increase
  26. 44% increase
  27. 16% increase
  28. 10
  29. 68
  30. 83% increase
  31. 35
  32. 61% increase
  33. 38% increase
  34. 50% decrease
  35. 14% decrease
  36. 55% decrease
  37. 54% decrease
  38. 8
  39. 15
  40. 16

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