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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 401 · 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 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹492. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 23% increase (d) 92% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹445. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 336. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 64% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 64% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 246. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 23% decrease (d) 23% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 15% increase
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹940. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 31% increase (c) 41% increase (d) 31% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 400 to 428. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 7% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 18% increase
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹550. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 417. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 49% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 42% increase
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 95% increase
  2. 90
  3. 64
  4. 50
  5. 92% increase
  6. 60
  7. 50
  8. 20
  9. 28
  10. 78
  11. 12% decrease
  12. 16% decrease
  13. 23% increase
  14. 20% increase
  15. 15% decrease
  16. 40
  17. 50
  18. 20
  19. 10% decrease
  20. 40
  21. 95% increase
  22. 20% decrease
  23. 58
  24. 88
  25. 25
  26. 31% decrease
  27. 36
  28. 16
  29. 7% increase
  30. 30
  31. 65
  32. 30% increase
  33. 20
  34. 10
  35. 42
  36. 39% increase
  37. 28% decrease
  38. 26
  39. 44
  40. 30

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