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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 440 · 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 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 6% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 60% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹620. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹495. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 40% increase
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 500 to 245. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 61% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 33% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 250 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 62% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹248. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 71. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 21% increase
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 40% increase
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 396. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 32% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 10% increase
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹486. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 670. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 34% decrease (d) 34% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 92% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹411. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 400 to 244. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% increase (b) 39% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 49% decrease

Answer key

  1. 24% increase
  2. 55
  3. 45
  4. 50% increase
  5. 46
  6. 36% decrease
  7. 40
  8. 24
  9. 8
  10. 28
  11. 20
  12. 65
  13. 40% decrease
  14. 85
  15. 51% decrease
  16. 22% decrease
  17. 5
  18. 52% decrease
  19. 40
  20. 24
  21. 45
  22. 77
  23. 42% increase
  24. 15
  25. 40% increase
  26. 30
  27. 60
  28. 32% increase
  29. 5% decrease
  30. 75
  31. 100% increase
  32. 10% decrease
  33. 88
  34. 62
  35. 45
  36. 52% increase
  37. 34% increase
  38. 46% decrease
  39. 37
  40. 39% decrease

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