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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 435 · 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 500 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 100% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 120 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 483. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% increase (b) 61% decrease (c) 71% decrease (d) 61% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 13% decrease (d) 13% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 38% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹516. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 396. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 108% decrease (d) 108% increase
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 9% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 50 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 5% increase
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease

Answer key

  1. 20% increase
  2. 100% increase
  3. 59
  4. 25
  5. 80
  6. 85% increase
  7. 35
  8. 40
  9. 60
  10. 12
  11. 28
  12. 5
  13. 61% increase
  14. 15% decrease
  15. 22
  16. 10
  17. 52% increase
  18. 38% decrease
  19. 29
  20. 5
  21. 55
  22. 98% increase
  23. 28
  24. 68
  25. 32% increase
  26. 15% decrease
  27. 20% increase
  28. 70
  29. 38
  30. 65
  31. 11
  32. 92
  33. 26
  34. 36% increase
  35. 5% decrease
  36. 5
  37. 90
  38. 30% increase
  39. 10
  40. 5% increase

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