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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 487 · 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 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 12% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 22% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 95. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 8% increase
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 9% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 47% decrease (d) 57% increase
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹535. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 15% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹660. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 792. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 108% increase (c) 108% decrease (d) 98% increase
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹332. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 36% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 300 to 552. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 94% increase
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 27% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 72% increase (d) 72% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 250 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 150 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 30% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 150 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 94% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 94% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 250 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 20% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹122. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 30% decrease
  2. 10% decrease
  3. 55% decrease
  4. 90% increase
  5. 44% decrease
  6. 15
  7. 16% increase
  8. 86
  9. 36% decrease
  10. 47% decrease
  11. 7
  12. 75% increase
  13. 70
  14. 62
  15. 100
  16. 54
  17. 15% decrease
  18. 14
  19. 100
  20. 15
  21. 32
  22. 5
  23. 98% increase
  24. 66
  25. 30% increase
  26. 40
  27. 84% increase
  28. 50
  29. 22
  30. 54% increase
  31. 60% increase
  32. 8
  33. 36% increase
  34. 50% decrease
  35. 30% increase
  36. 84% increase
  37. 8% increase
  38. 25% increase
  39. 18
  40. 22

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