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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 470 · 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 100 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 63% decrease (c) 53% decrease (d) 63% increase
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹131. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 300 to 552. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 94% increase (c) 84% increase (d) 84% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 8% increase
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 200 to 350. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 75% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 50 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹410. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 318. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 69% increase (c) 59% increase (d) 59% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 500 to 730. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 46% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 100 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 58% increase (d) 68% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 30% increase
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 150 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 86% increase (c) 76% increase (d) 76% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 429. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% decrease (b) 53% increase (c) 43% increase (d) 43% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹594. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 68% decrease (c) 58% decrease (d) 68% increase
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 40% increase
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 56% decrease

Answer key

  1. 53% decrease
  2. 31
  3. 84% increase
  4. 8% increase
  5. 54
  6. 100% increase
  7. 75% increase
  8. 44% increase
  9. 8
  10. 52
  11. 50
  12. 64
  13. 24
  14. 36
  15. 59% increase
  16. 30% decrease
  17. 12
  18. 16
  19. 45
  20. 45
  21. 15
  22. 46% increase
  23. 58% decrease
  24. 30% decrease
  25. 60
  26. 76% increase
  27. 30
  28. 43% increase
  29. 8
  30. 30% increase
  31. 50
  32. 98
  33. 26
  34. 58% decrease
  35. 8
  36. 22
  37. 40% increase
  38. 9
  39. 60% decrease
  40. 46% decrease

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