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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 533 · 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 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 78% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 212. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 47% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 200 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 29% increase (c) 58% increase (d) 29% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 65% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 65% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹250. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹352. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% increase (b) 61% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 51% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 9% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹244. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 200 to 316. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 68% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 38% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 38% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 500 to 385. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 23% increase
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 76% increase (d) 95% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹318. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 8% increase
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 28% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20% increase
  2. 20
  3. 52% decrease
  4. 47% decrease
  5. 24% decrease
  6. 29% increase
  7. 55% decrease
  8. 60
  9. 8
  10. 50
  11. 52
  12. 12
  13. 10% decrease
  14. 51% decrease
  15. 10
  16. 60% decrease
  17. 90
  18. 36% decrease
  19. 60
  20. 39
  21. 58% increase
  22. 76% increase
  23. 23% decrease
  24. 16
  25. 56
  26. 16% decrease
  27. 95% increase
  28. 59
  29. 45% decrease
  30. 40
  31. 56
  32. 20
  33. 50
  34. 32
  35. 20% increase
  36. 12
  37. 28% increase
  38. 10
  39. 30
  40. 20

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