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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 432 · 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 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 35% increase
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 400 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 46% increase
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹990. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 54% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 60% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 12% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹312. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 250 to 335. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 34% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 34% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 250 to 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 102% decrease (b) 92% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 102% increase
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 18% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 55% increase
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 100 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 92% decrease (c) 102% decrease (d) 102% increase
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 33% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 182. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 82% increase (c) 92% decrease (d) 92% increase
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 35% decrease
  2. 88
  3. 46% decrease
  4. 5
  5. 59
  6. 25
  7. 60
  8. 98
  9. 16
  10. 12
  11. 30
  12. 90% increase
  13. 60% increase
  14. 48% decrease
  15. 56
  16. 25
  17. 26
  18. 50
  19. 26
  20. 5% increase
  21. 34% increase
  22. 55
  23. 92% increase
  24. 20
  25. 56
  26. 95
  27. 54
  28. 10
  29. 45% decrease
  30. 75% increase
  31. 5
  32. 55% decrease
  33. 15
  34. 92% increase
  35. 20
  36. 55% decrease
  37. 82% increase
  38. 42
  39. 5
  40. 38

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