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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 47 · 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 300 to 510. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 80% increase
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 35% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 945. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% decrease (b) 99% decrease (c) 99% increase (d) 89% increase
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 500 to 740. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 58% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 20% increase
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 100 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 66% increase
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 3% increase
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 8% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 3% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 6% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 60% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 500 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 67% increase (d) 57% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹65. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 452. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 13% increase
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹700. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 70% increase
  2. 80% increase
  3. 80
  4. 14
  5. 28
  6. 35% decrease
  7. 89% increase
  8. 55
  9. 48% increase
  10. 20% increase
  11. 92
  12. 25
  13. 56% decrease
  14. 24
  15. 12% increase
  16. 5% increase
  17. 26
  18. 10% decrease
  19. 9% decrease
  20. 18
  21. 26
  22. 15% increase
  23. 24% decrease
  24. 60% increase
  25. 20% decrease
  26. 20
  27. 57% decrease
  28. 38
  29. 30
  30. 13% increase
  31. 40
  32. 10
  33. 50
  34. 5
  35. 56
  36. 35
  37. 40
  38. 30
  39. 16
  40. 65

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