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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 418 · 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 40 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 26% decrease (d) 65% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹555. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 171. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% decrease (b) 53% decrease (c) 53% increase (d) 43% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 29% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 29% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 16% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 21% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 250 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 26% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 55% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹995. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 354. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 18% increase
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹496. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 48% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 470. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 30% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 32% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 444. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 58% increase
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 65% increase
  2. 56% decrease
  3. 12
  4. 11
  5. 5
  6. 43% decrease
  7. 58% increase
  8. 31
  9. 5
  10. 60
  11. 39
  12. 52
  13. 32% increase
  14. 11% decrease
  15. 25% decrease
  16. 24
  17. 31
  18. 26% increase
  19. 55
  20. 60
  21. 10
  22. 52
  23. 55% decrease
  24. 16
  25. 99
  26. 18% increase
  27. 40
  28. 40% decrease
  29. 16
  30. 24
  31. 16
  32. 80
  33. 70
  34. 40% decrease
  35. 70% increase
  36. 6% decrease
  37. 64% increase
  38. 48% increase
  39. 68
  40. 50

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