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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 439 · 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 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 15% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹385. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% increase
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 150 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 38% increase
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹275. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 7% increase
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹396. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 13% decrease (d) 65% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 84% increase (d) 21% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 64% increase
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 95% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 17% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 27% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹410. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 15% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 150 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 20% increase

Answer key

  1. 75% increase
  2. 40% decrease
  3. 20% decrease
  4. 85
  5. 54
  6. 50% decrease
  7. 52
  8. 10% increase
  9. 75
  10. 12% decrease
  11. 85
  12. 30
  13. 10
  14. 38% decrease
  15. 94
  16. 10
  17. 38
  18. 14% increase
  19. 28
  20. 98
  21. 65% increase
  22. 84% increase
  23. 64% increase
  24. 30
  25. 60
  26. 19% decrease
  27. 70
  28. 10
  29. 18
  30. 65
  31. 9
  32. 17% increase
  33. 50% decrease
  34. 18
  35. 25
  36. 60% decrease
  37. 60% increase
  38. 55
  39. 30% decrease
  40. 20% increase

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