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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 517 · 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 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 20 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 760. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 90% increase
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹154. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 42% increase
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹625. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 67% decrease (d) 67% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 2% increase (d) 5% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 9% increase
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 54% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹143. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹656. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 55% decrease
  2. 56% decrease
  3. 24
  4. 10
  5. 80% increase
  6. 10
  7. 65% increase
  8. 10
  9. 55
  10. 60% decrease
  11. 90% increase
  12. 40
  13. 85
  14. 90% increase
  15. 28
  16. 54
  17. 35% decrease
  18. 65
  19. 50
  20. 25
  21. 57% decrease
  22. 50% increase
  23. 40
  24. 30% increase
  25. 43
  26. 5% decrease
  27. 45% decrease
  28. 13
  29. 85
  30. 38
  31. 20% decrease
  32. 5
  33. 45% increase
  34. 46
  35. 32
  36. 13
  37. 43
  38. 64
  39. 42
  40. 20

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