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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 534 · 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 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 22% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹648. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 300 to 363. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 63% increase (c) 63% decrease (d) 21% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹362. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹456. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 80 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 66% increase (d) 66% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 30% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 51% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 85% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹249. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹561. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 250 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 58% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 58% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 232. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹366. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 45% decrease

Answer key

  1. 55% decrease
  2. 60
  3. 50
  4. 62
  5. 21% increase
  6. 20% decrease
  7. 81
  8. 24
  9. 14
  10. 20
  11. 100% increase
  12. 82
  13. 28
  14. 96
  15. 56
  16. 60% decrease
  17. 8
  18. 10% decrease
  19. 55% increase
  20. 30% decrease
  21. 65
  22. 20
  23. 85% increase
  24. 17
  25. 5
  26. 95
  27. 72% increase
  28. 38
  29. 87
  30. 80
  31. 48% decrease
  32. 42% decrease
  33. 10
  34. 40
  35. 25% decrease
  36. 83
  37. 80
  38. 35
  39. 15
  40. 45% decrease

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