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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 425 · 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 200 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 20% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 80% increase
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 26% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 53% decrease (c) 43% decrease (d) 43% increase
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 65% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 100 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 52% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 62% increase
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 488. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 88% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 88% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 300 to 354. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 36% increase
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 150 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 25% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹680. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 29% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 300 to 363. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 63% increase
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 465. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10% increase
  2. 48
  3. 96
  4. 38
  5. 30
  6. 55
  7. 90% increase
  8. 80% increase
  9. 32
  10. 25% increase
  11. 55
  12. 35
  13. 26% increase
  14. 43% decrease
  15. 17
  16. 65% increase
  17. 52% increase
  18. 54
  19. 22% increase
  20. 30
  21. 20
  22. 18% increase
  23. 55% decrease
  24. 62
  25. 36% decrease
  26. 85
  27. 60% decrease
  28. 36% decrease
  29. 10% increase
  30. 70
  31. 18
  32. 29% increase
  33. 21% increase
  34. 58
  35. 55% increase
  36. 50
  37. 100% increase
  38. 34
  39. 40
  40. 36

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