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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 493 · 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 ₹200 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 30% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹286. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 90% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 500 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 19% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 11% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 575. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 75% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 75% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 54% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 196. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 106% increase
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 52% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 5% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 500 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 22% increase
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 250 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 34% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 246. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 46% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 23% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 64% increase
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹676. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 250 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 32% increase
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹630. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 30% increase
  3. 50% decrease
  4. 43
  5. 45% decrease
  6. 19% decrease
  7. 22% decrease
  8. 25
  9. 14
  10. 30
  11. 15% increase
  12. 70% increase
  13. 60% decrease
  14. 44% decrease
  15. 25% increase
  16. 59
  17. 30
  18. 13
  19. 96% increase
  20. 57
  21. 40
  22. 100
  23. 52% decrease
  24. 5% decrease
  25. 22% decrease
  26. 50
  27. 34% decrease
  28. 10% decrease
  29. 23% increase
  30. 25% increase
  31. 54% decrease
  32. 55
  33. 20
  34. 76
  35. 24% decrease
  36. 69
  37. 32% decrease
  38. 32% increase
  39. 92
  40. 26

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