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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 467 · 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.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 15% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 72% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 500 to 335. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 43% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 6% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 40% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 10% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹127. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 150 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 6% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 32% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹73. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹328. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 98% decrease (c) 98% increase (d) 49% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 3% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 3% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 325. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 75% increase
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹544. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 30% increase
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 35% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹567. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase

Answer key

  1. 46
  2. 30
  3. 25% increase
  4. 15% increase
  5. 60% increase
  6. 33% decrease
  7. 10% increase
  8. 40% decrease
  9. 10% decrease
  10. 20% decrease
  11. 25% decrease
  12. 20
  13. 30
  14. 13
  15. 27
  16. 26
  17. 55% increase
  18. 44% decrease
  19. 12% increase
  20. 45% decrease
  21. 32% increase
  22. 28% decrease
  23. 8
  24. 27
  25. 26
  26. 18
  27. 28
  28. 98% increase
  29. 6% decrease
  30. 30% increase
  31. 36
  32. 30% increase
  33. 45
  34. 55
  35. 10
  36. 35% decrease
  37. 100% increase
  38. 15
  39. 89
  40. 25% decrease

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