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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 465 · 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 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 11% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 16% increase
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 201. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 51% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 200 to 396. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 108% decrease (c) 98% increase (d) 108% increase
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 1% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 3% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 35% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 48% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 500 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 10% increase
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 250 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 62% increase
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹665. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 55% increase
  2. 55
  3. 25
  4. 32% increase
  5. 9
  6. 40
  7. 55
  8. 52
  9. 20% decrease
  10. 20
  11. 34% increase
  12. 98% increase
  13. 15
  14. 24
  15. 16
  16. 24
  17. 32
  18. 5% decrease
  19. 12% increase
  20. 20% decrease
  21. 35% increase
  22. 48% decrease
  23. 10% decrease
  24. 45
  25. 16
  26. 48
  27. 52% decrease
  28. 50
  29. 30
  30. 44
  31. 25% increase
  32. 15
  33. 76
  34. 20
  35. 52% increase
  36. 33
  37. 46
  38. 80
  39. 26
  40. 55

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