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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 520 · 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 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 33% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 33% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 40% increase
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 355. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 42% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 444. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 58% increase
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹684. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹960. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 300 to 561. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 97% increase (c) 97% decrease (d) 87% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 42% increase
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 500 to 695. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 49% increase (d) 49% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 88% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 22% increase
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 200 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 86% increase
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 212. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 47% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 57% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 35% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 55% increase
  2. 40% increase
  3. 5
  4. 42% increase
  5. 20% increase
  6. 100
  7. 54
  8. 48% increase
  9. 71
  10. 85
  11. 35
  12. 32
  13. 92
  14. 100% increase
  15. 76
  16. 87% increase
  17. 14% increase
  18. 40
  19. 20% decrease
  20. 32
  21. 14% decrease
  22. 58
  23. 39% increase
  24. 88% increase
  25. 28
  26. 86% increase
  27. 25
  28. 36
  29. 65% increase
  30. 54
  31. 10
  32. 26
  33. 47% decrease
  34. 35% increase
  35. 16
  36. 20
  37. 24% decrease
  38. 70
  39. 34
  40. 45

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